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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259 A

As an exception to Article 259, the place of supply of the following services is located in France:1° The hiring of means of transport:a) Where they are of short duration and the means of transport is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1716 A

When their author has acquired, pursuant to the loi n° 78-1 du 2 janvier 1978 relative à l'indemnisation des rapatriés d'outre-mer dépossédés de leurs biens et de la loi n° 87-549 du 16 juillet 1987 m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 1)

SCALE FOR ASSESSING THE DEGREE OF DISABILITY OF VICTIMS OF MEDICAL ACCIDENTS, IATROGENIC CONDITIONS OR NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 IV. - STOMATOLOGYA. - Loss of teethComplet…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation

Article A752-1

I.-The authorisation application form referred to in article R. 752-6-2, a model of which is attached to this order, bears the letterhead of the prefecture in whose jurisdiction the authorisation is r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise a professional activity

Article L7125-5

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 7125-1 et L. 7125-2 is treated as an actual period of work for the purposes of determining the period of paid leave as well as with regard to all rights…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Surrender in application of international conventions or European Union law

Article L621-3

The provisions of article L. 621-2 when he has entered or stayed on French territory without complying with the stipulations of paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 19, paragraph 1 of article 20, and paragra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Additional penalties and liability of legal persons

Article L823-16

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in Article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in the second paragraph of Article L. 823-11 or in Articl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 28

Where a declaration required for registration has been authenticated or certified by a notary, the notary is entitled to request registration in the name of the person required to make the declaration…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 25

Any registration must mention the day on which it is made and be signed by the court clerk.The registration is notified to the person who requested it, by the issue of a digital registration certifica…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 26

Where registration is subject to the prior resolution of a dispute, the court may defer ruling on the application for registration.

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