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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 775-1 A

A legal entity's bulletin no. 2 is the record of the records applicable to it, excluding those concerning the following decisions: 1° Convictions that have been expressly excluded from being mentioned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-7

As soon as it receives an application for authorisation pursuant to Article L. 54-10-5, the AMF will investigate the application. It may ask the applicant for any additional information needed to exam…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-7

The list of services whose rates are governed by Title IV bis (regulatory part) of the French Commercial Code is as follows:Table 1 annexed to Article R. 444-3\n\t\t\t\tJUDICIAL AUCTIONEER\n\t\t\t\t\n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

In the event of silence or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or the liable person referred to in Article L. 1142-24-6 to make an offer or in the event of a manifestly inadequate offer, the O…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Cooperation and exchanges of information for the purposes of supplementary surveillance

Article L633-7-1

Cooperation between authorities, the performance of the duties of the coordinator and, where necessary, appropriate coordination and cooperation with the relevant supervisory authorities of third coun…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7-1

Industrial property attorneys may practise their profession within the framework of a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice, provided for in Title IV bis of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 rela…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-7-2

The regional development plan sets out the fundamental guidelines for the development, protection and enhancement of the coastline. It takes the place, for the sectors that it determines, of a scheme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for certain research on human induced pluripotent stem cells.

Article R2151-12-7

The provisions of articles R. 2151-12-1 and R. 2151-12-2, and those of articles R. 2151-12-4 to R. 2151-12-6, apply to the declaration and implementation of research protocols conducted on human induc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 C

I.-At the request of the farmer, the income tax relating to the following income is assessed each year in fifths for the year of cessation and the following four years: 1° The sums deducted in applica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article L1435-7-1

The Director General of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction may impose financial penalties on natural or legal persons, which may be accompanied by daily penalty payments, in the…

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