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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article R562-1

The internal organisation and procedures provided for in Article L. 562-4-1 must enable the freezing and prohibition on making available measures in accordance with Article L. 562-4 to be applied with…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-12

The grounds for exclusion by operation of law provided for in both Subsection 1 of this Section and this Subsection apply to the award of defence or security concession contracts. A person who is in o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-3

Where there are one or more plausible reasons to suspect that, following his imprisonment, a convicted person has not complied with the prohibition imposed on him, pursuant to his sentence, from enter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-19

In the event of non-compliance with the obligations incumbent on a convicted offender subject to a sentence of home detention under electronic surveillance, a probationary suspended sentence, a suspen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Simplified system

Article 74 A

The income tax return filed under article 53 A farmers subject to the simplified tax regime based on actual profits, includes: 1° A simplified account showing the tax result determined in accordance w…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYS OF LESS THAN THREE MONTHS

Article L232-1

So long as they do not become an unreasonable burden on the social assistance system referred to in Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of cit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-7

Deposits made by clients with investment services providers other than portfolio management companies, members of a clearing house or made by such members with a clearing house to cover or guarantee p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article R49-37

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 49-38, where a request for information from a competent department of one of the Member States of the European Union or of one of the non-Member States mentione…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-18

The right to compulsory time off in lieu is deemed to have arisen as soon as the duration of this time off, calculated in accordance with article L. 3121-38, reaches seven hours. The day or half-day d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5132-39-1

The financial aid referred to in article R. 5132-39 is paid to the workshop and integration site for each full-time position occupied. Where applicable, the amount of aid is reduced in proportion to t…

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