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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-43-1

Unless technically impossible, the following are made available: 1° To the persons mentioned in 1° of article R. 40-43 : a) The content of electronic communications intercepted on the basis of article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Re-identification and verification of the identity of the customer and the beneficial owner

Article R561-11-1

…ioned in 2° to 2°e and 3°a of Article L. 561-2, when they take note of the transfer or, where applicable, when they are notified of the transfer, shall identify and verify the identity of the person t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Declarations of existence and accounts

Article 286

I.-Any person liable for value added tax must:1° Within fifteen days of commencing its operations, submit to the office designated by an order a declaration in accordance with the model provided by th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-18

The limited liability company is managed by one or more natural persons. The managers may be chosen from outside the partners. They are appointed by the partners, in the Articles of Association or by…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 343

…an action for payment of the duties and taxes compromised or evaded, as provided for in article 377 bis. To this end, it is informed of the date of the hearing by the competent judicial authority.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167

1. A taxpayer domiciled in France who transfers his residence abroad is liable to income tax on the income he has disposed of during the year of his departure up to the date of his departure, on the i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-61

…7 on the status of cooperatives.Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article 3 bis of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives, only cooperative companie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-41

…e also notified to its legal representatives and, in the case of the persons mentioned in 9° and 9° bis of Article L. 561-2, also to the directors responsible. Where applicable, these complaints are a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-52

…trôle prudentiel et de résolution grants a waiver on a case-by-case basis, the amount of cash receivable from assets referred to in 1°, 2°, 2° bis and 2° ter of A of Article R. 332-2 which are subject…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 299 quater

…r in article 299 is based on the amount, excluding value added tax, as defined in IV of article 299 bis, of the sums received by the taxpayer, during the year in which the tax becomes due, in return f…

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