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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Obligations of holders

Article 308

…are not in use. They may be kept at home or deposited in a premises approved by the administration (1). (1) See also livre des procédures fiscales, art. L. 27 and L. 29.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-30-1

…x charges. However, in the case of workshops and work camps approved by the State under article L. 5132-2, the amount of aid for professional integration paid under an employment support contract may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to cross-border service providers

Article R123-30-1

…territory on a temporary or occasional basis an activity falling within the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Obligations of private individuals

Article 306

…n expressly authorised to do so by the authorities in advance under conditions laid down by decree (1). Proof of this authorisation must be provided to the importer, seller, donor, lessor, repairer or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 20-1

When they do not have the status of judicial police officer pursuant to article 16-1 A, active or retired national police officers and national gendarmerie military personnel who had the status of jud…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-11

…lf of the variable remuneration shall be allocated in the form of one of the following instruments: 1° Shares or equivalent property rights, depending on the legal structure of the investment firm; 2°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 300

I.-La taxe prévue à l'article 299 is declared and settled by the taxpayer as follows: 1° For those liable for value added tax subject to the normal actual taxation system mentioned in 2 of Article 287…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-20

…ut the measure of wearing the mobile electronic anti-rapprochement device mentioned in the article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code, the matter may be referred to the Family Affairs Judge at any time under…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-30-1

For the application of article 75 of the Civil Code, the mayor may, unless the public prosecutor objects, allocate any communal building, other than that of the community centre, located within the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-30-1

Where the provisions of the fourth paragraph of article 99-2 is applied to narcotic substances seized in the course of the proceedings, the investigating judge must retain a sample of these products i…

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