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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 286

…ble for value added tax must:1° Within fifteen days of commencing its operations, submit to the office designated by an order a declaration in accordance with the model provided by the administration.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D6313-2

…I. - Book I shall apply to Saint-Martin subject to the proviso that in Article D. 1115-2 the reference to the Minister of the Interior shall be replaced by the reference to the Minister responsible fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ie: Transparency and control procedures

Article R321-23

…24-17, with specific information on : - the cost of managing these actions; - the people who have received assistance for three consecutive years; b) A description of the allocation procedures; c) A c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-23

…rticle R. 224-22 do not apply in the following cases:1° When the vehicle is the subject of maintenance or repair services carried out free of charge, or under contractual warranties, or as part of rec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences concerning the Banque de France

Article L164-2

Any Banque de France employee who violates the professional secrecy established in the first paragraph of Article L. 142-9 shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the French…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-23

…quest of any interested person or at the request of any administrative authority, a documentary notice citing the elements of the state of the art that may be taken into consideration to assess, withi…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article R112-2

…L. 112-2, are exempt from seizure as being necessary for the life and work of the distrainee debtor and his family: 1° Clothing;…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285

…in travellers' personal luggage.The flat-rate tax is collected by the customs department in accordance with the same rules, subject to the same guarantees and the same penalties as for customs duties.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-26

…article L. 321-2 of the Environment Code;3° Mountain municipalities, within the meaning of the loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne;4° Des commun…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2

…tionship with the child and respect the child's ties with the other parent.To this end, by way of exception, at the request of the person directly concerned or the family court judge, the public prose…

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