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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 349 bis

…with at least the grade of controller, for the exercise of the powers he holds under articles 345 ter, 348, 349 quinquies, 349 nonies, 379 bis, 387 bis and 388 of this code, the code of civil enforc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10: Tax evasion

Article 1740 B

I. - All of the facts established by a flagrante fiscale report, mentioned in I to I ter of Article L. 16-0 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures, shall result in the application of a fine equal to €5,000.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-2

…red in carrying out the advertising or practice constituting the offence. This rate is increased to 80% in the case of the misleading commercial practices referred to in b and e of 2° of article L. 12…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-44

This chapter shall not apply where the purpose of real-time geolocation operations is to locate electronic communication terminal equipment, a vehicle or any other object whose lawful owner or possess…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-63

…institutions. They may receive deposits from any natural or legal person. They must grant at least 80% of their loans to their members, their members' members, cooperative societies, mutual benefit s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Special provisions for motor insurance

Article A421-7

…ding compulsory insurance cover for motor land vehicles and their trailers and semi-trailers in the territory of the French Republic, referred to in II of Article L. 421-10, is called the "special res…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Copies of criminal record files

Article R73

Where the communication of conviction notices is provided for by international conventions, copies of the records are drawn up and transmitted, by letter, fax or secure electronic means, by the automa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Equalisation allowance

Article R3443-2-1

The minimum operating grant instituted by article L. 3334-7, after apportionment between metropolitan departments and overseas departments, organised by article R. 3334-3 is divided between the overse…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies C

…the conversion of a company or body placed under the partnership regime defined in articles 8 to 8 terin an association of lawyers as referred to in article 238 bis LA subject to the same regime does…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796 bis

I. - Donations in cash received by a person who is the victim of an act of terrorism, within the meaning of I of Article 9 of Law no. 86-1020 of 9 September 1986 relating to the fight against terroris…

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