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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R329-4

…of original own funds may not be less than half of the absolute floor required under Article R. 352-29.One quarter of the absolute floor required under article R. 352-29 must be deposited or recorded…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 63

…urposes of this Code, Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-25

…cle L. 561-15 or to information received under Articles L. 561-15-1, L. 561-27, L. 561-28 or L. 561-29, as well as for the purpose of providing information, under the conditions set out in Article L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

…uilt by it as part of:1° A public service delegation referred to in Article 38 of Law no. 93-122 of 29 January 1993 relating to the prevention of corruption and the transparency of economic life and p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Public and civil proceedings

Article D1-1

The terms of application of II to IV of Article 28 of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 on the Human Rights Defender are specified by this article. I.-The proposal for a settlement made by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L773-30

…nance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 533-28 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 533-29 to L. 533-29-2, L. 533-29-4 to L. 533-31-5 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-32 Order no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L774-30

…nance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 533-28 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 533-29 to L. 533-29-2, L. 533-29-4 to L. 533-31-5 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-32 Order no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L775-24

…nance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 533-28 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 533-29 to L. 533-29-2, L. 533-29-4 to L. 533-31-5 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-32 Order…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-3

…sociale et des familles, resulting from decrees no. 2013-793 of 30 August 2013, no. 2014-1127 of 3 October 2014, no. 2015-1231 of 6 October 2015, no. 2016-1276 of 29 September 2016 and no. 2017-739 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-14

…ompensation due to the victim or his or her heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed inarticle 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 aimed at improving the situation of victims of road traffic acci…

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