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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial police officers

Article R3

The commission provided for in Article 16 (2° and 4°) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, whose assent is required for the appointment of members of the national gendarmerie and civil servants from the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXVII: Tax credit for organic farming

Article 244 quater L

…rticle 63 under the organic production method in accordance with the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and…

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

Article L465-3-4

…de also apply to:1° Spot commodity contracts, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(15) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Mark…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-21

…for authorising or supervising credit institutions which have their registered office there, or the European Central Bank;3. Transaction carried out under the freedom to provide services" means a tran…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions.

Article L511-7

The provision must be made by the drawer or by the person on whose behalf the bill of exchange is to be drawn, without the drawer on behalf of others ceasing to be personally obliged to the endorsers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-2

…d or more employees or whose net turnover, at the same time, is equal to or greater than 18,000,000 euros, are required to draw up the documents mentioned in article L. 232-2.They cease to be subject…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Self-dialysis units.

Article D6124-82

The premises in which the simple self-dialysis unit or the assisted self-dialysis unit is installed may be shared by these units, a medical dialysis unit or a haemodialysis centre. In this case, the p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-38

The processing authorised by article R. 131-37 may concern categories of personal data relating to:1° The identity of the person subject to the betting ban provided for in c) of article L. 131-16 (sur…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13-2

For the diversification provision referred to in Article R. 343-3, the requirement referred to in Article R. 334-13 is set at 1% of the said provision. For the application of article R. 334-13-1, mana…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the list of industrial property attorneys

Article R422-7

The share capital of an industrial property consultancy mentioned in Article L. 422-7 (b) may, in accordance with Article L. 423-2 (e), be only 25% owned by an industrial property attorney, provided t…

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