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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-43

…ation decision relates to an infringement of taxes or duties, customs and exchange, its recognition may not be refused on the grounds that French law does not impose the same type of tax or duty or pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-47

…nd the competent authority of the issuing State. Failing agreement, the magistrate hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-48

…unication in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 706-71, the judge hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request if it conc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-45

…estigation Order, the temporary transfer of a person detained in France, the judge hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request if the per…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-44

The provisions of article 694-26 are applicable to the transfer of a person detained in the issuing State for the purposes of executing an investigation decision issued by a Member State and requiring…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-46

…first paragraph be kept on national territory until a date that it sets, the judge hearing the case may determine the conditions under which these items are kept. If, in accordance with these conditio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-49

…sion of an offence or used to commit an offence. Failing agreement, the magistrate hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009

Article L362-1

Failure to comply with Article 5(d)(3) and (8) and Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009

Article L362-2

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs is the competent authority to impose the administrative fines provided for in article L. 362-1 of this Code, under the con…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 septdecies

…ithin the meaning of Article L. 132-1 of the Intellectual Property Code, subject to corporation tax may benefit from a tax credit in respect of the expenses mentioned in III of this article incurred w…

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