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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control of foreign trade and financial relations.

Article 42 bis

…es responsible for managing social security services and the authorities responsible for collecting taxes and duties.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 octies

Customs officers and officers of the Directorate-General for Risk Prevention and its decentralised departments are authorised, for the purposes of their duties to monitor waste treatment conditions an…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Limitation period against debtors.

Article 352 ter

When the invalidity of a text on which the collection of a tax recovered by the agents of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise is based has been revealed by a court decision, the action for r…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Enforcement officers

Article R122-2

…overy of public debts under the conditions set out in Articles L. 258 A and L. 286 C of the Book of Tax Procedures.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Sub-section 7: Effects of the auction

Article R322-64

…have any rights against him from the time of payment of the price or its deposit and payment of the taxed costs.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-9-1 A

…2113-9 is created, it replaces the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status within the mixed syndicates covered by Book VII of Part Five of which it is a member. Eac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2191-18

…d by the issue of purchase orders provides for a minimum amount of more than 50,000 euros excluding tax and is concluded by a purchase order grouping, the advance payment may be granted under the cond…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R3123-18

…ndidate shall produce a certificate issued by the competent administrations and bodies. The list of taxes, levies, contributions or social security contributions for which a certificate must be issued…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2564-23

…out in the third paragraph of Article L. 1612-11 and the deadline for voting on the rates of local taxation set out in Article 1639 A of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the words: "Before 31 Ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Rules relating to non-marine damage insurance

Article A125-4

…nsurance may not exceed 8% of the amount of the premium or contribution, net of all accessories and taxes relating to this cover. However, this fee does not exclude a management commission, calculated…

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