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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or lega…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-25

The principal sends the application for approval to the prefect of the department where the property designated in the commission is located. This application includes: 1° The identity and address of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article R561-36-1

…rity and conservation of this designation by the TRACFIN department, for a specified period. In the case of avocats au Conseil d'Etat et à la Cour de cassation and avocats, except where the latter are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-9

…ion establishment provides, under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 5211-26, the appointment of a liquidator, this is decided by the representative of the State in the depar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-12

…issued on the proposal of the minister responsible for the city and the minister responsible for local authorities. The committee comprises: 1° The president of the Ile-de-France regional council; 2°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-12

For the period between 30 June 2021 and 28 September 2021, the calculation rates are set at :- 138.50% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 130.51%…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Cross-border partial transfer of assets

Article L236-48

…in France participates in a transaction for the contribution of part of the assets and, where applicable, liabilities with one or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 160…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-5

…of service shall contain, in addition to the particulars prescribed for bailiff's documents, an indication of the court before which the opposition must be brought, the time limit allowed and the form…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Foodstuffs intended for special medical purposes

Article L5137-1

Foodstuffs intended for special medical purposes as defined in Article 2(2)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on foodstuffs intended for i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-90

The 60% and 51% quotas mentioned in 1° of article L. 214-37 are met on 30 June and 31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year period mentioned in article L. 214-42. In the event…

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