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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-24

The execution of a European arrest warrant may be refused:1° If, for the acts which are the subject of the arrest warrant, the person sought is being prosecuted before the French courts or if the Fren…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R5125-24-13

When the dissolution of the société de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine does not result in its removal from the roll of the ordre, the liquidator informs the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-13

The AIF or its management company is responsible for correctly valuing the assets of the AIF and for calculating and publishing its net asset value. The appointment of an external valuation expert by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-24-13

The first president of the court of appeal or his delegate shall set the time limits within which the parties to the proceedings must communicate their written observations to each other, send them to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-24

The registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 and following, subject to the provisions below.A copy of the declaration provided for in Article R…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies A

I.-The deliveries mentioned in 5 and 6 of article 266 septies of products dispatched or transported outside France by the taxpayer or on his behalf are exempt from the tax provided for in article 266…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 nonies C

…ninth paragraph of III, the last paragraph of IV and the tenth paragraph of V of article 11 of law n° 2014-58 du 27 January 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 nonies G

I. - A tax is introduced on capital gains realised under the conditions provided for in articles 150 U and 150 UB to 150 UD by natural persons or companies or groupings covered by articles 8 to 8 ter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis N

Any person who has an animal slaughtered in a slaughterhouse pays a slaughter health fee to the State. However, in the case of contract slaughter, the fee is paid by the third-party slaughterer on beh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-24

A person provisionally arrested under the conditions provided for in Article 696-23 shall be released if, within a period of thirty days from the date of his arrest, where this was carried out at the…

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