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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies C

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

…nder his driving licence to the clerk of the judicial court, for a maximum period of six months; 4° bis Follow a rehabilitation and awareness programme involving the installation, at his own expense,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article L613-44

I.-Credit institutions and investment firms shall at all times comply with a minimum requirement for own funds and eligible commitments. This requirement is expressed as a percentage of 1° Of the tota…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1587

…opper ores;- €164.10 per thousand tonnes of arsenic contained in arsenic ores;- €14.30 per tonne of bismuth contained in bismuth ores ;- €90.70 per hundred tonnes of manganese contained in manganese o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
SCHEDULE 5-3 (Annex to Article A. 526-6)

Article Annexe

…pplicable) Unique identification number (if applicable): I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I >. 2 bis. Identity of the beneficiary of the waiver as a legal entity Company name or corporate name: Com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Special arrangements applicable to distance sales of goods imported from third countries or territories

Article 298 sexdecies H

…l scheme provided for in Section 4 of Chapter 6 of Title XII of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax may not, in respect of his taxable activities…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-1

…urring before 1 January 2013, the annuity increases provided for in Article 1 of Law no. 74-1118 of 27 December 1974 relating to the revaluation of certain annuities awarded in compensation for loss c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Processing of personal data known as the "interministerial information system for victims of attacks and disasters".

Article R2-15-2

…ided for in Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, when an important reason of public interest so requires, in accordance with d of 1 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-70-1

…he redundancy payment provided for in 5°, or to the replacement income provided for in article 35-3 bis of the above-mentioned regulations governing the administrative staff of the chambers of commerc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-5-1

…rticle 41-1-Where the duration of the assignment is less than or equal to one month14 units of value27 units of value-Where the duration of the assignment is greater than one month and less than or eq…

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