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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 258 C

I. - The place of an intra-Community acquisition of tangible movable property is deemed to be in France if the goods are in France at the time of arrival of the shipment or transport to the purchaser.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Responsibilities

Article R1233-16

I.-The administrative social committee exercises the powers provided for: 1° In articles 47 to 52 and the third paragraph of article 54 of the aforementioned decree of 20 November 2020; 2° In articles…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other institutions

Article L783-6

Article L. 615-1 is applicable in New Caledonia, as amended byOrder no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other institutions

Article L784-6

Article L. 615-1 is applicable in French Polynesia, as amended byOrder no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-17

…ties interested in the conclusion of one of the contracts mentioned in article L. 222-7 specifies : 1° The amount of the sports agent's remuneration, which may not exceed 10% of the amount of the cont…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-144

For tontines falling within the scope of Article L. 310-3-2 whose solvency margin does not reach the regulatory minimum, and for tontines falling within the scope of Article L. 310-3-1 whose eligible…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-12

…the lease of buildings used for the company's business takes place under the following conditions: 1° On the day the lessor is informed of the liquidator's decision not to continue the lease; 2° When…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R312-1

…This commission comprises, in addition to its chairman, two colleges respectively responsible for:1° The implementation of the competences mentioned in article L. 132-44;2° The implementation of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Approved bodies for the management of the right to authorise simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission and representation by a signal distributor

Article R323-1

…cle L. 217-2, I of Article L. 217-4 and II of Article L. 217-5 if it meets the following conditions:1° Provide proof of the effective management of the right to authorise simultaneous, unabridged and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Concession contracts concluded under international rules

Article L3212-2

When they are concluded by conceding authorities, concession contracts concluded: 1° According to the procedure specific to an international organisation when the concession contract is entirely finan…

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