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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R81

If there are one or more criminal records other than those listed in articles 775 and 775-1 A, the content as well as that of the information provided for in Article 769 is reproduced on bulletin no.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D8-1

The central judicial police offices covered by articles R. 15-18and R. 15-22 are as follows:1° Office central pour la répression du faux-monnayage;2° Office anti-stupéfiants;3° Office central pour la…

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In force

Article Annexe 8-1

CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE AUDIT PROFESSIONArticle 1This code defines the ethics to which the statutory auditor is subject in the exercise of his professional activity, whatever the nature of the engageme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-1 (ANNEX TO ARTICLE A. 811-1)

Article Annexe 8-1

…Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires by the articles R. 811-3 and R. 812-3 of the French Commercial Code. The date of the ballot is set by the Conseil natio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 81-1

The examining magistrate may, ex officio, at the request of the public prosecutor or at the request of the civil party, carry out, in accordance with the law, any act enabling him to assess the nature…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R1112-81-1

I. - The Commission is chaired by one of the members mentioned in 1° to 3° of I of article R. 1112-81. The Chairman is elected for a three-year term of office, renewable twice, by all the members of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 197 C

…n France on income other than salaries and wages exempt under the provisions of I and II of Article 81 A and article 81 Dand other than income subject to the payments in full discharge provided for by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Copy of the appraisal file.

Article D15-7

The copy of the documents in the investigation file provided for by article 81 may be made in digital format. It shall be stored in such a way as to ensure that it is only accessible to persons author…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-7

…the direction of French judicial police officers, in accordance with the provisions of articles 706-81 à 706-87. The agreement of the Minister of Justice may be subject to conditions. The operation mu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R*221-82

The competent administrative authority referred to in article R. 221-81 is the Minister for the Economy.

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