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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

…ng judge or the liberty and custody judge of any travel beyond determined limits ; 5° Report periodically to the services, authorised associations or authorities designated by the investigating judge…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis

I.-Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 60 to 60-10, 61, 62, 63, 63 bis, 63 ter and 64, in order to establish customs offences, if the penalty incurred is equal to or gre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28

…c establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own taxation belonging to the following categories receive, from the year in which they first receive the proceeds of their taxation, an all…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK II: INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

…ising the perimeters of existing public establishments for intercommunal cooperation and mixed syndicates. It may propose the creation, transformation or merger of public establishments for intercommu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278 sexies

I.-For the application of this article: 1° Social rental housing means housing to which personalised housing assistance applies in accordance with 3° or 5° of Article L. 831-1 of the Construction and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…gnatories to the World Anti-Doping Code.To this end:1° It defines an annual testing programme;2° It carries out controls under the conditions set out in this chapter:a) During sporting events organise…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-5

…cheme shall result in the deregistration or withdrawal of authorisation of this institution and the cancellation of the members' or association's certificates referred to in Article L. 312-7 that it h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-6

The professional practice standard on the application of the concept of materiality when planning and performing an audit, approved by the Garde des Sceaux, Minister of Justice, is shown below:APPLICA…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 157

…ith effect from 30 June 2000)5° bis Subject to the provisions of 5 of Article 200 A, the income and capital gains from investments made as part of a share savings plan defined in article 163 quinquies…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-9

…itions sent under the conditions provided for in this code for the interception of telephone communications shall give rise to reimbursement to electronic communications operators, on the basis of inv…

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