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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: EC type-examination.

Article R5211-41-1

…of the EC declaration of conformity procedure referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 5211-40 and the EC type-examination procedure referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 5211-41, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…tory of Wallis and Futuna as amended by Order No 2016-623 of 19 May 2016 transposing Directive 2014/40/EU on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products and related products, subject to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable when an enforcement order for an increased fixed fine is issued

Article A37-28

…access and rectification where information about you is subject to automated processing (art. 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978) to:-the officer of the public prosecutor's office at the lo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies

…income tax according to a real taxation system may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value of assets excluding financial expenses, allocated to their business and wh…

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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

…21 December 2020 L. 613-39 with the exception of IIOrdinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 613-40 with the exception of IV and the last two paragraphs of VOrder 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 6…

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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 L784-4

…21 December 2020 L. 613-39 with the exception of IIOrdinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 613-40 with the exception of IV and the last two paragraphs of VOrder 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 6…

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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 L783-4

…21 December 2020 L. 613-39 with the exception of IIOrdinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 613-40 with the exception of IV and the last two paragraphs of VOrder 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…211-38-1 law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 211-39 order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-40 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 211-40-1 law no. 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 211-41Order no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…211-38-1 law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 211-39 order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-40 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 211-40-1 law no. 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 211-41Order no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-33

…r II. The deregistration provided for in 7° of Article L. 612-39, in 5° of A of I of Article L. 612-40 and in the first paragraph of Article L. 312-5 is understood to mean that the institution is proh…

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