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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 182 A bis

I. - Sums paid, including salaries, in consideration for artistic services provided or used in France, by a debtor who carries on business in France to persons or companies, subject to income tax or c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 206

1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 8 ter, 239 bis AA, 239 bis AB and 1655 ter, sociétés anonymes, sociétés en commandite par actions, sociétés à responsabilité limitée that have not opted for th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis LA

Profits made by associations of lawyers mentioned in Article 7 of Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions shall be taxed in accordance with the rules laid…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis L

Profits made by de facto companies shall be taxed in accordance with the rules laid down in this Code for joint ventures.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title II: ENFORCEMENT BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

Article L721-1

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to a foreign national who is the subject of a removal order as soon as it is issued and then at any time during the procedure until he or she is actually rem…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 687-1

If it appears from the information transmitted by the requested authority or the postal services that the addressee does not live at the address indicated and that the addressee no longer has a known…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 684

The document intended to be served on a person whose habitual residence is abroad shall be delivered to the public prosecutor's office, except in cases where a European regulation or an international…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 684-1

The bailiff or court clerk shall state in the document how it was dispatched, transmitted or delivered.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 687

The public prosecutor shall inform the requesting authority of the steps taken; he or she shall, where appropriate, forward to the requesting authority any minutes or receipts recording the delivery o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 687-2

The date of service of a judicial or extrajudicial document abroad is, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 687-1, with regard to the person to whom it is made, the date on which the documen…

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