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

Article 300

…liable for value added tax subject to the simplified actual taxation scheme provided for in article 302 septies A, on the annual declaration mentioned in 3 of article 287 filed in respect of the finan…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Joining and severing proceedings.

Article 367

The judge may, at the request of the parties or of his own motion, order the joinder of several proceedings pending before him if there is a link between the disputes such that it is in the interests…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…gular document of title or if they are presented under cover of a non-applicable document of title. 3. All import or export authorisation titles (licences or other similar titles) may not, under any c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: The economic, social and environmental database

Article L2312-36

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-21, a regularly updated economic, social and environmental database brings together a range of information that the employer makes ava…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Interruption of proceedings.

Article 376

The interruption of proceedings does not relieve the judge of jurisdiction.The judge may invite the parties to inform him of their initiatives with a view to resuming the proceedings and strike out th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liens and mortgages, subrogation.

Article 379

…the lien for legal costs and other privileged costs and the lessor's lien provided for in article 2332 of the Civil Code, up to a limit of six months' rent.2. The administration also has a legal mort…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Obligations of holders

Article 309

…nder the conditions determined by the administration, the sealing formality provided for by Article 308 : 1° Holders of test stills, as defined by ministerial order (1); 2° Scientific and educational…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions common to all defendants.

Article 331

A third party may be impleaded for the purposes of condemnation by any party who is entitled to act against him as principal. He may also be impleaded by the party who has an interest therein in order…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375

If the health, safety or morals of an unemancipated minor are in danger, or if the conditions for his or her education or physical, emotional, intellectual and social development are seriously comprom…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 306

…the delivery of any judgments that may be given on the contentious incidents referred to in Article 316. The judgment on the merits must always be delivered in open court.

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