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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Financial products benefiting international organisations, foreign sovereign States, their central banks or financial institutions

Article 131 sexies

…ticle 125 A.These investments must not constitute a direct investment within the meaning of the loi n° 66-1008 du 28 décembre 1966 modified law relating to financial relations with foreign countries a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-278

…g to the claim to the status of société coopérative artisanale governed by the tittre Ier de la loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale. Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-53

…nt to the provisions and in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 19 and 108 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article D571-4

…rvices implementing educational measures ordered by the judicial authority pursuant to l'ordonnance n° 45-174 du 2 février 1945relative à l'enfance délinquante or of articles 375 to 375-8 of the Civil…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-1

…rofessional firefighters belonging to the employment frameworks provided for in article 64-1 of law n° 2001-616 of 11 July 2001 relating to Mayotte and volunteer firefighters who, subject to specific…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-2

Article L. 1220-1 and Chapter I of Title II of Book II of this Part in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-51 of 19 January 2017, with the exception of Articles L. 1221-2 and L. 1221-9, are appl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-9

In addition to the provisions of Article R. 351-2, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall take into account the following items when calculating their prudential provisions within the meaning of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior formalities

Article R2-6

For the application of the provisions of 3° of article 10-5, may consult the information and personal data recorded in the context of criminal proceedings in the automated national registry of judicia…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to speeding offences

Article A37-11

Notwithstanding articles A. 37-7 to A. 37-10, the characteristics of the forms used for the contraventions punishable by articles R. 413-14 et R. 413-17 of the Highway Code insofar as they concern exc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy

Article R741-1

For the application of article R. 221-9 in Saint-Barthélemy:1° After the words: "investment by", the end of 1° of I is worded as follows: "micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, which are defined…

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