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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

I.-Category A and B customs officers, specially designated by order of the ministers responsible for justice and the budget, taken after the assent of a commission whose composition and operation are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

I. - This article applies to company mutual funds in which more than one third of the assets are made up of shares or securities issued by the company or by any company linked to it under the conditio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-4-1 (art. A212-76)

CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORKUC 1 EC To develop the strategy of an organisation in the sector OI 11 CE Prepare decision-making OI 111 CE Organise an information watch in the field of intervention of the org…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-14

I. - The reports provided for in Article L. 326-1 are published on the website of the collective management organisations concerned and are maintained on this site, available to the public, for at lea…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 15: Electronic communications services contracts

Article D224-58

I.-Prior to the conclusion of a contract, providers of publicly available electronic communications services shall communicate, pursuant to 1° of Article L. 224-27-1, the following information: 1° For…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 ter

I.-A contribution is levied on beverages and liquid preparations for beverages intended for human consumption:1° Falling under CN codes 2009 and 2202 of the customs tariff;2° Containing added sugars;3…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: National equalisation grant.

Article L2334-14-1

I. - The national equalisation grant comprises a main share and a top-up.II. - This allocation is distributed among the municipalities under the conditions specified in III, IV, V and VI, after deduct…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The adversarial process during the preliminary investigation

Article D15-6-3

I.-Requests to acquaint oneself with the case file made, pursuant to II of Article 77-2, by a suspected person may be addressed to the Public Prosecutor through their lawyer. In this case, the request…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-35

I. - For the assessment of the 50% quota set out in I of article L. 214-28 : 1° The numerator is made up of the subscription or acquisition price of the securities or rights in the portfolio and the b…

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

Article R561-57

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, the persons with access to all information relating to beneficial owners are as follows: 1° Judicial officers, for the purposes of carrying out th…

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