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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-7

…7, L. 214-24-8 and L. 214-24-9 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-10 Law no. 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-24-11 to L. 214-24-15 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-16 Act 2014-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…he other bonds or contracts or investments held by the beneficiary of the said income and which, on 31 December of the year preceding the event giving rise to taxation of the income concerned, have no…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-9

…he Republic, of foreign deeds and instruments, provided for in Article 48 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Guardianship

Article R411-16

…t and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. Other decisions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Embryo and embryonic stem cell research

Article R2443-1

…ia and French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decrees No. 2006-121 of 6 February 2006, No. 2012-467 of 11 April 2012, No. 2012-597 of 27 April 2012 and No. 2015-155 of 11 February 2015, subje…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-3

The Board of Directors regulates the business of the institution through its deliberations. It deliberates in particular on:

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 ter

…eiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012, a special equipment tax intended to finance their land and property operations and to finance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23-1

…ng within the scope defined in paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 722/2012 of 8 August 2012 on specific requirements as regards the requirements laid down in Council Dire…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Lapse of sums held in an automatic account

Article 123-8

…the case of automatic financial support for the production of feature films, within five years of 1 January of the year following the year in which the sums entered in the account were calculated;2° I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-27

The municipalities must provide drinking water and wastewater services by 31 December 2024 at the latest. The communes shall submit a provisional equipment and upgrading plan relating to drinking wate…

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