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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-35-2

…rson issued in an emergency by the public prosecutor pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 712-17 may be sent by any means to the police service or gendarmerie unit responsible for its execution.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-24

…y obligations to which they are subject, in particular pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 612-17, and shall ensure that information obtained in the performance of the tasks entrusted to them is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-15

…to erasure, the right to restriction and the right to object, provided for respectively in Articles 17, 18 and 21 of the same Regulation, do not apply to the processing.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Indirect taxes

Article 1613 bis

…tions provided for in Regulations (EU) No 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 201…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-103-2

…e la collectivité;2° Les dépenses relatives aux indemnités de fonction prévues aux articles L. 7227-17 to L. 7227-21 and the training costs for elected representatives mentioned in article L. 7227-14…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 quinquies

…ed official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC, of non-Community status, from a non-EU Member State.It is also levied on animal product…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 unvicies

…f Article 4 B benefit from a tax reduction in respect of cash subscriptions, made between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2023, to the initial capital or capital increases of companies defined in Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-1

…be decided ex officio by the Autorité des marchés financiers in the situations mentioned in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020. If the applicant's programme of operations includ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-18

The contracts mentioned in article L. 224-17 are in writing, with the consumer only being bound by his signature. These contracts must specify at least the following information in a clear, detailed a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L154-2

…f the Ministry of the Interior departments, under the conditions laid down by the rules in force in mainland France pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Act No. 78-17 of 6 Janu…

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