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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L783-13

…2 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentieth paragraph Order no. 2017-484 of 6 April 2017 L. 631-2-2 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 631-2-3law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L785-12

…2 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentieth paragraph Order no. 2017-484 of 6 April 2017 L. 631-2-2 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 631-2-3Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R711-47

I.-Before 20 April of the year of the renewal of the chambers, an order of the prefect of the region where the headquarters of the regional chamber of commerce and industry is located determines the n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines.

Article R2334-11

…en adopted during the calendar year preceding that of the distribution or at the latest before 15th April of the year of the distribution. If these deliberations have been adopted under the aforementi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services

Article D533-15-1

…l instruments defined in accordance with Article 57 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU as regards organisational requirements and operating c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-18

…d to in article L. 5131-6 and, where applicable, the replacement income referred to in article L. 5421-1, are withdrawn under the conditions defined in article R. 5131-17 and according to the followin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding.

Article L4743-1

In the event of an infringement of the provisions relating to work by young people and by women who are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, the court may, depending on the circum…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-60

If proceedings are initiated in the cases provided for in the twentieth paragraph of Article 41-2, the file relating to these proceedings, which may include details of the measures carried out in whol…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…operating and management costs in proportion to the assets mentioned in a of 1° of II of article L. 214-81 of the Monetary and Financial Code held directly or indirectly by the fund, excluding variabl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 627

The Cour de cassation may quash without referring the case in the cases and under the conditions provided for by

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