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Showing 20012010 of 61284 articles for Art. 151 septies A · CE 16 October 2019 n° 417364 · CE 28 June 2013 · BOI-BIC-PVMV-40-20-20-20

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-28

The sentence enforcement committee sitting in each prison includes the members mentioned in article 712-4-1. The sentence enforcement judge may, with the agreement of the head of the establishment, ca…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 280-1

By way of derogation from Article 280, the heirs may decide together to maintain the forms and methods of payment of the compensatory allowance that were incumbent on the debtor spouse, by undertaking…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Provisions common to all applications

Article R464-28

The decisions of the Paris Court of Appeal or its first president are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the court registry to the parties to the proceedings, and, where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-28

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-28

In order to grant the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-27, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée must ensure, on the basis of measurable economic data, in par…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-28

If they are at least eighteen years old, the spouse of the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-26 will be issued with a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT (f…

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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 Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the sale by auction of an immovable property

Article R742-28

The protection litigation judge, at the request of the liquidator, shall determine the price to be paid for the property to be sold, the essential conditions of the sale and the visiting arrangements.…

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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
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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