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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Securing controls and investigations

Article 67 E

In the context of the controls and investigations provided for in this Code, with the exception of those provided for in Article 64, documents, records or information used by customs officers and duly…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article L663-2

…appointed agents, plan execution commissioners and liquidators are set in accordance with Title IV bis of Book IV. This remuneration is exclusive of any other remuneration or reimbursement of expense…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Balance sheet.

Article R123-182

The assets side of the balance sheet, the model for which is established by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables, shows the following items in succession:1° Under fixed assets: intangibl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of a registrant and a correspondent

Article R561-28

By way of derogation from Articles R. 561-23 and R. 561-24, the persons mentioned in 1° to 6° and 7°a of Article L. 561-2 who belong to the same group within the meaning of Article L. 561-33 may agree…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
01: Territoriality

Article 750 ter

Sont soumis aux droits de mutation à titre gratuit : 1° Movable and immovable property situated in France or outside France, and in particular public funds, interest shares, property or rights making…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…arching for or arresting a person; 2° The obligations or prohibitions referred to in 1°, 2°, 3°, 3° bis, 7°, 8°, 9°, 12°, 12° bis, 14° and 17° of Article 138 and in Article 138-3 of this code as well…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279

…d rate of 10% in respect of:a. Services relating to:The supply of accommodation in accommodation establishments; this rate applies to furnished rentals under the same conditions as for accommodation e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Other duties, taxes and fees levied on behalf of local authorities and other bodies

Article 1647

…of Article 1635 ter.The rate of this levy is set at 4% of the amount of recoveries.II. - (Not applicable).III. - For collection costs, the State makes a levy on taxes, duties and other contributions c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quinquies

…article 150-0 A of this code is made up of the balance of the distributions referred to in 7 and 7 bis of the same II and in 1 of II of article 163 quinquies C perceived in the account as well as cap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…January 2011, the business value added levy collected by the public inter-municipal cooperation establishments mentioned in II of article 1379-0 bis is equal to the share mentioned in 5° of I of arti…

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