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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-17

…n responsible for assisting or representing the minor or the person subject to a protective measure may make oral or written observations, which are attached to the file. Where the sentenced person or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Turnover tax and similar taxes

Article 1788 D

…al fines applied in respect of the same calendar year under each of the same Articles 290 and 290 A may not exceed €45,000. III.-The fines mentioned in I and II of this article are not applicable in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-175

…duct, where applicable, the discounts he has granted under the conditions set out in Article A. 444-174. If the sum mentioned in the previous paragraph exceeds 10% of the value of the property or righ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 170 ter

…ct to the obligation to file an annual tax return under the conditions provided for in 1 of article 170 and who claims the benefit of deductions from overall income, tax reductions or credits, the lis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Turnover tax and similar taxes

Article 1788 A

…upply as it results from article 266 and the entire tax base.5. The offences provided for in 1 to 3 may be detected by the Directorate General of Public Finance or the Directorate General of Customs a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-6

…absence of such an agreement or in the event of non-performance within the time limit set, the work may, after formal notice has remained unsuccessful, be carried out at the expense and risk of the de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-179

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than those mentioned in Article 706-176 may, for offences falling within the scope of the same Article 706-176, request the investigating judge to relin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-17

A UCITS may enter into financial contracts meeting the characteristics of credit derivatives which satisfy the following criteria: 1° They make it possible to transfer the credit risk associated with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Offences relating to changes in share capital

Article L242-17

…value and, where applicable, by the entire issue premium. The penalty provided for in this article may be doubled where the shares or share denominations issued have been the subject of an offer to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-174

…he total forestry assets. No more than 40% of the forestry assets of a Société d'Epargne Forestière may consist of interest shares in forestry groupings or companies whose sole purpose is to hold wood…

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