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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-28

Obligations relating to occupational medicine are the responsibility of the freelance administration company.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Payment of compensation.

Article L172-28

Any policyholder who has made an inaccurate claim declaration in bad faith shall forfeit the benefit of the insurance.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-28

…on measure or the opening of winding-up proceedings on a lawsuit pending in France concerning an asset or a right of which the insurance undertaking has been divested are governed exclusively by the p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: European companies

Article L322-28

…s section, the société européenne shall be governed by the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), by the provisions of Chapter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 283-0

For the application of articles 283 to 285 A, a taxable person who carries out a taxable supply of goods or services in France and who has a permanent establishment there which does not participate in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ac: Record-keeping

Article 286 quinquies

Any taxable person who facilitates, through the use of an electronic interface such as a marketplace, platform, portal or similar device, the supply of goods or services to a non-taxable person shall…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
G: Special rates

Article 281 sexies

Value added tax is levied at the rate of 2.10% in respect of sales of live animals for slaughter and charcuterie made to persons not subject to this tax (1). (1) Provisions applicable from 1 January 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 285 A

For transactions relating to the exploitation of the assets or rights of a trust estate, the trustee is considered as a separate taxpayer for each trust contract, except for the assessment of the limi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Assignment or pledging of receivables

Article R2391-28

The provisions of articles R. 2191-45 to R. 2191-63 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Payment.

Article L511-28

The bearer of a bill of exchange cannot be compelled to receive payment before maturity. The drawee who pays before maturity does so at his own risk. He who pays on maturity is validly discharged, unl…

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