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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-47

…the national gendarmerie and police respectively mentioned in 2° to 4° of Article 16 and in article 20, customs and tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations, respectively referred…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

…ny person who ships waste or has waste shipped to another State pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste;2. Any oper…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-7

…e L. 441-1.VII. - Concerning trading platforms and their managers within the meaning of Article L. 420-1 : 1° The general principles of organisation and operation that regulated markets must comply wi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

…trol relationship; 10° "Shareholding" means the ownership, direct or by way of control, of at least 20% of the voting rights or capital of an undertaking. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de rés…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 168

…the next lower unit.7. Pleasure boats with a fixed or outboard engine with a real power of at least 20 hp:- for the first twenty horsepower910 €- per additional horsepower69 €However, power is only co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L613-37

…confidentiality obligations, to the other competent authorities referred to in I of Article L. 613-20-2; 4° To the collège de résolution ;5° To the resolution authorities of these subsidiaries.II. -…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13-5

…ces not authorised pursuant to Article L. 532-9 and not falling within the scope of Articles L. 532-20-1 to L. 532-21-3; 2° Operators offering online financial instruments within the meaning of Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R742-10

…le articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-32-20 excluding 4° of it…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 1379

…lating to electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy, this fraction is equal to 20%. For the flat-rate tax on network companies relating to electricity production facilities using…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-10

…es . The amount of the budgets calculated in this way may not be less than €1,500,000 or more than €20,000,000. For the application of this 1°:the population of communes is that defined in article L.…

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