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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax on the costs of chambers of trade and craft associations

Article 1601

…or the benefit of CMA France and the chambers of trade mentioned in article 1 of law no. 48-977 of 16 June 1948 relating to the tax for chamber of trade fees applicable in the departments of Bas-Rhin,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article R431-16

The following are exempt from applying for a residence permit: 1° Members of diplomatic and consular missions accredited in France, their spouses, their ascendants and their minor or unmarried childre…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-16

The operations, mentioned in article 79-IV of the local civil code applicable to the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, of mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Obligations and financial responsibility of project owners and principals

Article R1263-16

From the day of receipt of the injunction referred to in Article L. 1262-4-3, the employer posting employees and, where applicable, the principal contracting with the latter shall inform the project o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1668

…d 15 December of each year.The organisations mentioned in the first paragraph of 1 bis of Article 206 and whose turnover for the last financial year is less than €84,000, as well as legal entities or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Minimum flat-rate assessment of taxable income based on certain lifestyle factors

Article 168

…l value.3. Domestic servants, tutors, preceptresses, governesses :- for the first person aged under 604,600 €- for each of the other persons5,700 €The base thus determined is reduced by half as regard…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting of positions

Article L420-16

…a commodity derivative, units mentioned in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Referral to advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-16

Referral to an advisory committee for the amicable settlement of disputes interrupts the time limits for appeals for contracts that are administrative contracts until notification of the decision take…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 167

…m, where applicable, of the conclusions of the reports of the persons required pursuant to Articles 60 and 77-1, where the provisions of the last paragraph of Article 60 have not been applied. A copy…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 H

For the application of articles 1609 nonies C, 1636 B sexies, 1636 B decies, 1638-0 bis, 1638 and 1638 quater to communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax sy…

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