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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions.

Article 257

…d by shipowners who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and registered in a Member State of the European Unio…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions.

Article 258

…shipowners who are nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, registered in a Member State of the European Communi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 258

I. - The place of supply of tangible movable property is deemed to be in France when the property is in France:a) At the time of dispatch or transport by the seller, by the purchaser, or on their beha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 257

I. - Transactions contributing to the production or supply of immovable property are subject to value added tax under the following conditions.1. The following are treated in the same way as tangible…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 259

The place of supply of services is located in France:1° Where the customer is a taxable person acting as such and has in France:a) The seat of his economic activity, except where he has a fixed establ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256

…The supply of goods and services for consideration by a taxable person acting as such is subject to value added tax.II. - 1° The transfer of the power to dispose of tangible property in the same wa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article D131-25

…for the rejection of a cheque for insufficient or no funds include all sums invoiced by the drawee to the account holder, regardless of the denomination and justification of these sums. In particular…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25

Retail establishments which provide goods and services and which are located in tourist areas characterised by a particularly large influx of tourists may provide weekly rest in rotation for all or so…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article R421-25

…under its protection. In the event that the foreign national obtains the transfer of his protection to France, the mention provided for in the first paragraph is amended accordingly, within a maximum…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Forfeiture of French nationality

Article 25-1

Discontinuance is only incurred if the acts of which the person concerned is accused and referred to in article 25 occurred prior to the acquisition of French nationality or within ten years of the da…

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