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Showing 53315340 of 17089 articles for Art. US–France Estate & Gift Tax Protocol

In force

Article Annexe 4-4

…priate). Exercise N closed on: Financial year N-1 closed on: Financial year N-2 ended on: Total pre-tax sales Sales excluding VAT to customers located in the European Union Sales excluding tax to cust…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for aircraft.

Article 195

Petroleum products used to refuel aircraft on commercial routes beyond the customs territory of mainland France are exempt from customs duty.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-10

Grants for writing projects for immersive works are only awarded for projects written entirely or mainly in French or in a regional language used in France.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from a deceased person.

Article L1232-6

…healthcare system are informed of these conditions;3° The procedures for banning or suspending the protocols mentioned in Article L. 1232-3 by the Minister responsible for research, as well as the pr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-2

…to the Schengen Convention signed on 19 June 1990;2° On the territory of another State party to the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Specific legacies.

Article 1017

…onally liable to pay it, each in proportion to the share and portion from which they benefit in the estate. They shall be mortgaged for the whole, up to the value of the immovables of the estate of wh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-18

…ion". Upon such allocation, the amount concerned ceases to be taken into account in determining the taxable income of the Banque de France within the meaning of II of Article 38 quinquies A of the Gen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-5

The departmental protocol is concluded for three years and renewed by tacit agreement. It may be revised at any time at the request of one of the signatories. The revision is only effective with the a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Business start-ups and investment

Article L421-18

A foreign national who makes a direct economic investment in France will be issued with a multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport" for a maximum period of four years. This p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Business start-ups and investment

Article L421-17

A foreign national who provides evidence of an innovative economic project, recognised by a public body, will be issued with a multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport" for a…

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