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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: Control of securities

Article 67 quater

As from the date of entry into force of the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990, customs officers vested with the duties of head of post or officials designated by them holding the grade of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 289 A

I. - When a person not established in the European Union is liable for value added tax or is required to fulfil reporting obligations, it is required to have a taxable representative established in Fr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-8

…one or more bodies, notified by the State to the European Commission under Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised marketing co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe art. A132-4

Contracting company(name and legal form)Name :Address (of registered office and, if applicable, branch and name of Member State).......................................................Information note1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-2

…010-737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-2 and L. 131-3Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 131-5 to L. 131-34Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-35law no. 2005-845…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-2

…10-737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-2 and L. 131-3 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 131-5 to L. 131-34 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-35 law no. 2005-84…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-6

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 511-51 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2b: Companies located in urban tax-free zones - entrepreneurial areas

Article 44 octies A

…s franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in the B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development are exempt from income tax or corporatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200

…ts education establishments and consular higher education establishments mentioned in l'article L. 711-17 of the Commercial Code for their initial and continuing vocational training and research activ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-46-1

…ing Code is applied or on the occasion of the disposal of a property on the basis of Article L. 213-11 of the same code.

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