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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

…ing. II.-For the investigation and recording of the offences provided for by Articles 222-34 to 222-40, by 6° of Article 421-1 as well as by Article 421-2-2 of the Criminal Code and related offences,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…authorised by order of the Minister for the Economy, under the conditions set out in Article R. 561-40 of this Code; 18° National police officers responsible for the gaming police, specially authorise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral and burial regulations.

Article D2573-16-1

…9. XX. - For the application of article R. 2213-39 : 1° The words: "provided for in Article L. 2223-40" are deleted; 2° The words: "the place specially allocated for this purpose provided for in Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-35

…d. From the date on which the fund may enter a pre-liquidation period as defined in articles R. 214-40 and R. 214-41, the denominator may, where applicable, be reduced by the amount of the distributio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Legal regime

Article L5217-7

I. - Articles L. 5215-16 to L. 5215-18, L. 5215-21, L. 5215-26 to L. 5215-29, L. 5215-40 and L. 5215-42 are applicable to metropolitan areas. For the application of article L. 5211-17, the majority co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-1

…n the European Union that the resolution college designates, in accordance with I of Article L. 613-40, as an entity for which the preventive resolution plan provides for a resolution measure; b) Inst…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…the same code. 214-28 of this code, provided that the assets of these funds are made up of at least 40% of units or securities issued by socially responsible companies mentioned in article L. 3332-17-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208

…the calculation of corporation tax up to: 20% of its amount for the financial year ending in 1991; 40% for the financial year ending in 1992; 60% for the financial year ending in 1993; 80% for the fi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Tax for the management of aquatic environments and flood prevention

Article 1530 bis

…ere applicable, of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation, up to a ceiling set at €40 per inhabitant, as defined in article L. 2334-2 of the General Local Authorities Code, residing i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…SIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2121-3 to L. 2121-6 la loi n…

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