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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies F

…to in the second paragraph of article L. 223-1 of the French Commercial Code subject to income tax may set aside a provision for compliance expenditure in respect of financial years ending before 1 J…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-3

…tatutory purpose includes defending or assisting children at risk and victims of all forms of abuse may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of intentional attacks on life and limb,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-5

…osecutor at the Paris court of appeal. The public prosecutor also informs the person that he or she may be assisted by a lawyer of his or her choice or, failing this, by a lawyer appointed by the Pres…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-3

The Government may, by decree, define the maximum amounts that banking establishments may charge individuals in New Caledonia for the following banking services: 1° Opening, maintaining and closing an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-3

The Government may, by decree, define the maximum amounts that banking establishments may charge individuals in French Polynesia for the following banking services: 1° Opening, maintaining and closing…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D12

When, in application of article 18 (third paragraph), a judicial police officer travels outside the territorial limits where he normally carries out his duties, he must give prior notice to the public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article R6112-6

…the legal representative with evidence of the breach.The legal representative of the establishment may submit written observations or ask to be heard by the Director General of the Regional Health Ag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article D526-28

…date set for full repayment of the sums due under the commitment, it being specified that this date may be extended either by agreement between the parties or by a court decision; The amount of the co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-26

…icles L. 142-9, L. 612-17 and L. 632-1 A of the French Monetary and Financial Code, Articles L. 311-18, L. 311-58, L. 421-9-5 and L. 423-6 of this Code, Article L. 431-6 of the French Mutual Code and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-145

…n 6° of Article L. 321-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or persons mentioned in Article L. 532-18 of this code and authorised to provide the same service on the territory of their home State, hav…

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