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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 262 ter

…n the territory of another Member State of the European Union directly from the first vendor to the last purchaser in the chain, the supply referred to in 1° of this article is deemed to be that made…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-23 (art. A231-3)

…lth record and ask your parents to help you. You are a girl □ A boy □ Your age: □ □ years old Since last year YES NO Have you been in hospital for a whole day or several days? □ □ Were you operated on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-41

…stipulate that it will not be published.The provisions of the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and last paragraphs of Article L. 612-39 are applicable to intermediaries in banking and payment service…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L430-8

…le for the notification, up to a maximum of 5% of their turnover excluding tax in France during the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed, plus, where applicable, the turnover ac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-10

…currence may take precautionary measures in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the last paragraph of Article L. 464-1 for any agreement referred to in I of this Article where one of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 299

…II provided exclusively between undertakings belonging to the same group, within the meaning of the last paragraph of III.III.-.The companies referred to in I are those, regardless of their place of e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 H

…inion of the Agence nationale des fréquences is not required, under the conditions laid down in the last paragraph of I of article L. 43 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, the amou…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R155-2

…to R. 142-40 and R. 142-51 to R. 142-58 are deleted; 9° 9° of Article R. 142-1 is deleted; 10° The last paragraph of Article R. 142-4 is deleted; 11° In Article R. 142-6, the provisions of 5° and 6°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R156-2

…33 to R. 142-40 and R. 142-51 to R. 142-58 are deleted; 9° of Article R. 142-1 is deleted; 10° The last paragraph of Article R. 142-4 is deleted; 11° In Article R. 142-6, the provisions of 5° and 6°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L3335-4

…de-France region and the per capita income of the département. The income taken into account is the last known reference tax income;3° Ratio between the proportion of total beneficiaries of the active…

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