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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The national judicial interception platform

Article 230-45

…missions and operating procedures of the national platform for judicial interceptions. Unless technically impossible, requisitions and requests made pursuant to articles 60-2,74-2,77-1-2,80-4,99-4,100…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14

Subject to the provisions of Article 15, are included in the property income category, when they are not included in the profits of an industrial, commercial or craft business, a farm or a non-commerc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-15

Position limits and position management controls shall be transparent and non-discriminatory, shall state how they apply to persons and shall take into account the nature and composition of market par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amending entries

Article R521-15

For an application to renew the registration before expiry of the time limits mentioned in articles R. 521-11 and R. 521-12, article R. 521-14 does not apply.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-15

…made by the Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.Subject to Article L. 465-3-6, if it decides to initiate sanction proceedings, it notifies the persons concerned of the obj…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-3

…of having participated as accomplices or interested parties in fraud within the meaning of Article 399, in the context of a surveillance operation, and where the needs of the investigation so require…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out

Article L212-6-3

In order to ensure the equality of holders of investment certificates or voting right certificates and market transparency, the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers determine : 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-6

…f the organisations mentioned in article L. 1142-1 or any other legal entity, other than the State, carrying out preventive, diagnostic or care activities employing him, that this professional or this…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-3

…sentative of the State in the département of the interests they hold and the economic activity they carry out. No member of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique may deliberate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-3

The national member shall be competent to receive and forward to the competent public prosecutor information relating to the investigations of the European Anti-Fraud Office to which it is a party.

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