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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R6123-3-9

…ommittee. It guides and monitors the work of the planned commissions mentioned in article R. 6123-3-13.It is responsible for consultation between the State, the region and the professional organisatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-9

…em, for whatever reason, or the item deteriorates, in accordance with articles D. 514-12 and D. 514-13 ; e) Indication that, in the event of loss of the acknowledgement of deposit of a pledged item, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article R1453-14

…articular industrial and commercial secrets; 3° Where applicable, in application of article L. 1453-13, information enabling indirect and final beneficiaries who are not signatories to the agreement t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21

The following are deputy judicial police officers: 1° Civil servants in the active services of the national police who do not meet the conditions laid down by article 20; 1° bis Volunteers serving as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Pseudonymous investigations

Article 230-46

Only for the purpose of establishing crimes and offences punishable by imprisonment committed via electronic communications, and where justified by the requirements of the investigation or enquiry, of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-1

I. - A. - The following offences are punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 100 million euros, which may be increased up to ten times the amount of the advantage gained from the offence,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 bis

…at State adopted for the implementation of Articles 31 to 39 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006.2°a Intra-Community acquisitions of second-hand works of art, collectors' items or ant…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L775-36

…ruary 2020 L. 561-10-1 and L. 561-10-2 Order no. 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016 L. 561-10-3 to L. 561-13 Order 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 561-14 Order 2020-1544 of 9 December 2020 L. 561-14-2 Act 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

…cal civil service, expenditure relating to the services mentioned in article 9 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants;7° Interest on the debt ;8° The operati…

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

Article 78-2-2

…f weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 1333-9, à l'article L. 1333-11, in II of articles L. 1333-13-3 and L. 1333-13-4 and in articles L. 1…

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