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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Common provisions

Article 1724 A

Receivables of any kind that are the responsibility of the public accountants designated by decree and that are not paid on the due date shall only be assessed when their cumulative amount exceeds €16…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure for fixed fines for misdemeanours

Article A36-18

Payment of the deposit or fixed fine may be made: - either by automated remote payment; - or by sending a cheque enclosed with the payment card to the accountant of the Directorate General of Public F…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-14

Where this person has been unable to carry out his duties due to the minor's failure to do so, he shall be awarded compensation of 10 euros in the case of a natural person and 20 euros in the case of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article A312-12

The Prefect submits the application for approval, together with the attached documents and the opinion of the Departmental Safety and Accessibility Advisory Committee, to the National Sports Venue Saf…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1751 A

The disclosure of the full name of the beneficiary of an authorisation issued pursuant to Articles L. 286 B et L. 286 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures or of any element enabling his personal identific…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Composition of the Assize Court

Article A36-12

Under the provisions of the second paragraph of article 260, the number of jurors appearing on the annual lists drawn up within the jurisdiction of the assize courts listed below is set as follows:DEP…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: Criminal records

Article A53-1

The authorities competent to obtain a bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record pursuant to 6° of Article 776 are as follows: The Director General of Social Cohesion of the Ministry in charge of Social Af…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: The use of means of telecommunication during proceedings.

Article A38-1

The characteristics specific to audiovisual means of telecommunication or concerning sound means of telecommunication other than the telephone used for the application of the provisions of Article 706…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II ter: Consolidation within a group of the payment of value added tax and similar taxes

Article 1693 ter A

The value added tax credit recognised by a taxable person who is a member of the group in respect of a period prior to the entry into force of the option provided for in Article 1693 ter may not be ca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Certification of the accounts of public health institutions

Article D6145-61-7

I. - Public health institutions whose total income from the main profit and loss account, as recorded at the time of approval of the financial account, is equal to or greater than one hundred million…

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