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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Provisions common to general savings products with special tax treatment

Article R221-127

…Credit institutions distributing the savings products referred to in Articles L. 221-1 to L. 221-29 shall provide the Banque de France with the information required to perform its duties at least ev…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Trial of crimes

Article 909

For the application of article 236, the President of the High Court of Appeal shall, if necessary, convene the Criminal Court by order made after consulting the Public Prosecutor.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

…1-1 of the Defence Code;5° For anti-doping purposes, under the conditions set out in article L. 232-12-2 of the Sports Code.In civil matters, such identification may only be sought in execution of an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4331-12-2

…es and provide, where applicable, the documents set out in the order referred to in article R. 4331-15.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 D

…own tax authority may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from business property tax for a period of seven years businesses existing on 1 J…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation for cross-border movement of embryos

Article R2141-15

…ion shall include a file containing all the information required to verify compliance with Articles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code and the provisions of this Title, the model for which shall be laid dow…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-12

I. - The money market instruments referred to in 5° of I of article R. 214-11 are :1° Issued or guaranteed by :a) A Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the Eu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 722-12

…case, they may benefit from direct allocations to cover the promotional expenses mentioned in 6° to 9° of article 722-11.Companies that have received financial assistance from the European Union for t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-12

…ration comes under another vigilance system relating to products defined in articles L. 5311-1, L. 5141-1 and R. 1323-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-12

If the employer fails to comply with the procedures for consulting staff representatives or informing the administrative authority, the court will award the employee involved in a mass redundancy for…

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