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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-33

…freedoms does not apply to this processing operation. Any person identified in the file as a victim may, however, object to personal data concerning him or her being kept in the file once the perpetra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-26

I.-Without prejudice to Articles R. 356-20 to R. 356-20-3, the Solvency Capital Requirement of a subsidiary referred to in Article R. 356-24 is calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-3

…establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system and its member municipalities may decide, by concordant deliberations of the deliberative body of the public establishment and of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…ponsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in articles 20 and 21-1° may ask any person in respect of whom there are one or more plausible grounds for suspe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-2

…the following fractions determined under the conditions provided for in IX of Article 60 of Law No. 2018-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020:- that mentioned in I of Article 59 of Law no. 200…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-17

…R. 332-2. These securities are deposited in a pledged account within the meaning of article L. 211-20 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. Pledged securities are valued in accordance with the p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-9

…compliance with any programming commitments entered into pursuant to articles L. 212-19 and L. 212-20 ; b) The nature and cultural diversity of the cinematographic offer proposed in the area concerne…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Forfeiture rules

Article L518-24

Subject to III of articles L. 312-20 of this Code, L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and L. 223-25-4 of the Mutual Code, sums deposited in any capacity whatsoever with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consign…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-21-2

…e the Autorité des marchés financiers finds that a management company referred to in Article L. 532-20-1 with a branch or providing services in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 972 bis

…dertaking for collective investment are composed directly or indirectly, to the extent of less than 20%, of immovable property or rights taxable under the conditions provided for in 2° of the said art…

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