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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…ision or security supervision pursuant to the provisions of 5° and 6° of Article 132-44, 7° to 14°, 18° and 19° of Article 132-45, of article 132-45-1 and 3° and 4° of Article 132-55 of the Criminal C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-6

…ot been exempted from the liquidity requirement in accordance with Article 43(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 is in one of the following situations: 1° The investment firm is exposed to a liquidity ri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article R733-6

…aw no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986. It points out that, in any event, the suspension of the effects of the automatic term…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 ter

…r up to the amount mentioned in the first paragraph of this 2. Any additional amount is deducted in December. When the December deduction is at least 100% higher than one of the monthly payments, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article R224-2

…an is covered by article L. 224-9, of the company ; 2° The value of the rights being built up at 31 December of the previous year, as well as changes in this value since the plan was opened and during…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating rules

Article L327-9

…eclaration of interests in accordance with the model in Appendix 3 of Article 2 of the Decree of 23 December 2013 on declarations of assets and interests submitted to the High Authority for the Transp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7-1

…f a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice, provided for in Title IV bis of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-11

…icies of the General Tax Code and in II ofArticle 59 of the Finance Law for 2000 (no. 99-1172 of 30 December 1999). The National Sports Agency may collect all types of resources from legal entities un…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The works council and other social dialogue bodies

Article R114-64

…les L. 114-3 and L. 114-5, come under the joint consultative committees governed by decree no. 2016-1858 of 23 December 2016 relating to the joint consultative committees of the territorial civil serv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Simplified arrangements for declaring and collecting social security contributions

Article L1522-3

…s are applicable to Mayotte under the conditions defined inarticle 28-11 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and deat…

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