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

Article 299 ter

The chargeable event for the tax provided for in article 299 is constituted by the end of the calendar year during which the company defined in III of the same article 299 has received sums in return…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Regime for the press and its suppliers

Article 298 duodecies

…services relating to directories and periodical publications other than those mentioned in article 298 septies published by public authorities and their public administrative establishments, as well…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Operations involving manufactured tobacco

Article 298 quindecies

…cannot be so deducted, this tax may be reimbursed under the conditions set out in IV of the article 271.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section X: Application procedures

Article 298 septdecies

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be laid down, as necessary, by decree in all cases where it is not otherwise provided. Unless expressly provided otherwise, the formali…

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

Article 299 quinquies

For the purposes of this chapter, sums collected in a currency other than the euro shall be converted by applying the latest exchange rate published in the Official Journal of the European Union, know…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Operations involving manufactured tobacco

Article 298 quaterdecies

I. - Transactions involving manufactured tobacco are subject to value added tax under the conditions of ordinary law, subject to the provisions below.II. - The chargeable event for the value added tax…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Regime for the press and its suppliers

Article 298 terdecies

A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the terms and conditions for applying articles 298 septies to 298 duodecies.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Failure by the foreign national to cooperate and enforce the removal order

Article L824-2

It is a punishable offence under Article L. 822-1 for a foreign national who is the subject of a decision to be removed from French territory to refuse to submit to fingerprinting and photographing op…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM SUBMITTED IN RESPECT

Article L754-2

When a foreign national placed or held in detention submits an application for asylum, the administrative authority may proceed, during detention, to determine the State responsible for examining this…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Detention

Article L813-2

When a foreigner detained for the purposes of verifying his identity pursuant to article 78-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is unable to prove his right to move or reside in France, the provisions…

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