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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D744-8

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-146

…064% Over €60,000 0.799%3° With regard to endorsement in cases other than those provided for in 1° and 2°, a proportional fee, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-28

…ily life, having regard to the place of residence of the detainee's family. When the detainee is remanded in custody, the transfer may only be decided with the agreement of the magistrate to whom the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-26

If the judge dismisses the application as unfounded, the order shall be notified under the conditions provided for in article R. 249-22.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-25

…judge shall rule by reasoned order on the merits of the application in the light of the application and the observations of the detainee or, where applicable, his lawyer, the written observations of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-29

Before the expiry of the time limit set pursuant to article R. 249-27, the prison administration shall send an information report to the judge on the measures taken or proposed to the detainee. A copy…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-27

…order shall mention the conditions of detention that he considers to be contrary to human dignity, and shall set a time limit of between ten days and one month to allow the prison administration to p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 293 BA

The exemption mentioned in Article 293 B is not applicable when the administration has drawn up a report of flagrance fiscale, under the conditions set out in Article L. 16-0 BA of the Book of Tax Pro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIIa: Profits on forward financial instruments

Article 150 duodecies

…between the value of the securities used to determine the tax advantage provided for in that same I and their acquisition value is subject to income tax, at the time of the gift, according to the rule…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-7

The institution with which an SME innovation account defined in Article L. 221-32-4 is opened shall keep, for each unit or share held in the securities account, as well as for the cash held in the cas…

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