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

Article 28-1-1

…State. II.-To carry out the duties mentioned in I, financial police officers have the same prerogatives and the same obligations as those attributed to judicial police officers, including when these…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-46

I.-At the request of the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or on its own initiative, a Steering Committee shall issue opinions on the Agency's work programme and on it…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater B bis

…concluded until 31 December 2025. B.-The research organisations mentioned in A meet the definition given by European Commission Communication No. 2014/ C 198/01 on the framework for State aid for rese…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L784-4

…cable articlesIn the wording resulting fromArticleL. 613-20-1, with the exception of its Ia, II and IVOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-20-3 Order no. 2010 76 of 21 January 2010 L. 613-20-7 Ordina…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-4

…e or reproduction of extracts of works may be made without the authors' authorisation for the exclusive purpose of illustration in the context of teaching and vocational training, including apprentice…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-1

…mation referred to in I to the competent authority of the host Member State within one month of receiving it. This body shall inform the insurance or reinsurance intermediary or the incidental insuran…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29-1

…icies, processes and systems shall be proportionate to the complexity, risk profile and scope of activity of the investment firm and to the risk tolerance level set by the management body and shall re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I to IIIa

Article 1635 sexies

…ng the entire national territory and participating in regional development. The abatement does not give rise to compensation by the State.Each year the rate of the abatements provided for in the first…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1729 G

…payment provided for in 2° of 2 of Article 204 A or the additional withholding tax provided for in IV of Article 204 H shall give rise to the application of a surcharge of 10% of the sums not paid wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46

…tions and investment firms affiliated to them and their subsidiaries, on the other hand, are respectively parent undertakings within the Union and subsidiaries of the same group. III. - The conclusion…

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