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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quinquies

…in article L. 136-6 of the social security code and in article 15 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt. When the taxes due on these capital gains are pla…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen B…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L775-36

…561-27 Ordinance no. 2021-958 of 19 July 2021 L. 561-28 Order 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016 L. 561-29 Order 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 561-29-1 Order 2021-958 of 19 July 2021 L. 561-30 Order 201…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2681-3

…nstruction et de l'habitation and to 1° and 2° of article L. 201-2 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose;3° In a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-14

…ompensation due to the victim or his or her heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed inarticle 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 aimed at improving the situation of victims of road traffic acci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-16

…Criminal Code or if they are subject to a judicial supervision measure provided for in Article 723-29 of this code, a security surveillance measure provided for in article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3664-1

…of Travellers;28° Expenses resulting from the application of Article L. 622-9 of the Heritage Code;29° Expenditure resulting from the payment of the metropolitan compensation allowance provided for i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-21

I. - The tourist tax referred to in Articles L. 2333-29 to L. 2333-39 or the flat-rate tourist tax referred to in articles L. 2333-40 to L. 2333-47 may be instituted by decision of the deliberative bo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-13

…fication to the first distraining creditor of the precautionary seizure of movable property 27.66 € 29 Service on the selling agent of a deed of conversion into a seizure for sale of the protective se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-28

…ticle R. 5121-25, for the medicinal products mentioned in this Article, the dossier attached to the marketing authorisation application is compiled under the following conditions: 1° Where the applica…

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