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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 180-1

…s of an appearance on prior recognition of guilt in accordance with Section 8 of Chapter I of Title II of Book II. Where a civil party has been constituted, this order may only be made after the latte…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter ZD bis

…1 A of the Monetary and Financial Code, carried out on own account via automated processing systems.II. - High-frequency trading in equity securities, within the meaning of I of this article, is the a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Equalisation funds

Article 1648 A

…2016-1917 of 29 December 2016 is applied, is reduced by applying the rate provided for 2018 in the VII of Article 41 of Law no. 2017-1837 of 30 December 2017 of the 2018 Finance Act. In respect of 201…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-5

…ankruptcy or one of the prohibition or disqualification measures provided for in Chapter V of Title II of Book VI of this Code, in Title VI of the loi n° 85-98 du 25 janvier 1985 relative au redressem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1468

…ted market or offered to the public on a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of l'article L. 433-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code or at least 20% of whose capital is held…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-69

…which have not been distributed, plus or minus the balance of adjustment accounts defined by decree.II. - Pursuant to I, the company distributes :1° At least 85% of the distributable income relating t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article R824-7

…ppointed experts shall certify to the general rapporteur that they meet the conditions mentioned in II of Article R. 824-2.The fees and expenses of expert appraisals shall be borne by the High Council…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-33

…legal entity within which he has exercised a professional activity during the previous three years.II. - Before giving an assignment to one of the persons mentioned in 2° of I, II and III of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D744-11

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-18

…to enable the public accountant to issue a collection notice in accordance with Article L. 612-20, VIII, the Banque de France, after receiving the assent of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de r…

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