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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 164 B

…ransferable capital invested in France; c. Income from businesses located in France; d. Income from professional activities, whether salaried or not, carried out in France or profit-making operations…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 164 D

…collection and litigation of the tax. However, the obligation to appoint a tax representative does not apply to persons whose tax domicile is in another Member State of the European Union or in anoth…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 164 A

The French source income of persons who do not have their tax domicile in France is determined according to the rules applicable to income of the same nature received by persons who have their tax dom…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 165 bis

Notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary, all income the taxation of which is attributed to France by an international convention on double taxation shall be liable to income tax in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1261-1

The provisions of this Title shall apply subject, where applicable, to those of treaties, conventions or agreements duly ratified or approved and published, and in particular the Treaties establishing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1261-3

For the purposes of this Title, a seconded employee is any employee of an employer who is duly established and carries out his activity outside France and who, while habitually working on behalf of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1261-2

The obligations and prohibitions that apply to French companies when they use service providers, in particular those relating to illegal employment mentioned in Article L. 8211-1, apply under the same…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-2

…mply with one of the obligations mentioned in I of article L. 1262-4-1, where its co-contractor has not fulfilled at least one of the obligations incumbent upon it pursuant to article L. 1262-2-1 ; 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-1

Failure by an employer who posts one or more employees to comply with one of the obligations set out in article L. 1262-2-1, the third paragraph of II of article L. 1262-4, article L. 1262-4-4 or arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-3

…posted employee and a maximum of €8,000 if the offence is repeated within two years of the date of notification of the first fine. The total amount of the fine may not exceed €500,000. To set the amo…

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