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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures under incapacity legislation

Article R217-1

…ere this opinion is not included in the certificate referred to in the first paragraph, the sum of €25. When the doctor, requested by the public prosecutor or commissioned by the guardianship judge to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-7

…ies out intermediation in banking transactions and payment services as an ancillary activity to its main professional activity, these conditions of professional competence apply to the natural persons…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Minimum flat-rate assessment of taxable income based on certain lifestyle factors

Article 168

…first bracket of the income tax scale :ELEMENTS OF LIVINGCOUNTBASIS1. Cadastral rental value of the main residence, less that applicable to business premisesFive times the cadastral rental value.2. Ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L785-3

…7 Ordinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 613-24 Order no. 2014-1332 of 6 November 2014 L. 613-25 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 613-26 Order no. 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 613-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

…ovisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision no. 2022-846 DC of 19 January 2023]. In the event of any difficulty encountered in the performance of these duties, in particular…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Good repute

Article L212-9

…9° Chapter VII of Title I of Book III of the Internal Security Code;10° Articles L. 212-14, L. 232-25 to L. 232-27, L. 241-2 to L. 241-5 and L. 332-3 to L. 332-13 of this Code.II. - Furthermore, no o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…no. 2022-1014 of 19 July 2022;2° Book II, with the exception of articles R. 229-1 à R. 229-26 et R. 252-1. Article D. 223-2 is applicable in its wording in force the day after the publication of decre…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article R333-3-1

I.-When sports associations and sports companies take part in sports events or competitions for which the marketing and management of the exploitation rights are assigned to the commercial company men…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-122

…without prejudice to 1° of I, the following are also mentioned ex officio in the register: 1° The main, secondary or territorial nature of the insolvency proceedings within the meaning of Article 3(…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

Any termination of the employment contract of an employee of an age determined by decree giving entitlement to payment of the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 351-3 entails the obligatio…

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