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Showing 49214930 of 9441 articles for Art. 8 févr. 2006

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

Article 302 bis ZL

…se liable for value added tax subject to the normal actual taxation regime provided for in Article 287(2), on the annex to the declaration mentioned in 1 of the same article 287 filed in respect of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the list of substances with proven, presumed or suspected endocrine disrupting properties and the categories of products presenting a particular risk of exposure

Article R5232-19

For the purposes of this section, foodstuffs as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and substances, mixtures and articles as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1907/2006, with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R286

…ion "made in accordance with locally applicable regulations". For the application of articles R. 53-8-7, R. 53-8-13, R. 53-8-14 and R. 53-8-15, references to the Code de l'action sociale et des famill…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 291

…rective 2009/132/EC of 19 October 2009 determining the scope of Article 143(b) and (c) of Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the exemption from value added tax of certain definitive imports of goods. An…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Agglomeration communities

Article L5842-29

Article L. 5216-8 is applicable in French Polynesia, subject to the following provisions: 1° In 1°, the words: "mentioned in I and V of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256

…quisitions take place in France, or in application of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax when these intra-Community a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R653-1

…in article L. 653-7 become aware of facts provided for in articles L. 653-3 to L. 653-6 and L. 653-8, they shall inform the public prosecutor and the official receiver. For the application of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other provisions

Article L5522-27-2

For the application of article L. 5142-1 in Mayotte, the words "in articles L. 311-3 and L. 412-8" are replaced by the words "in article L. 412-8".

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article R2123-24

…on rates provided for in article L. 2123-27 is set as follows: - contribution rate for the commune: 8%; - contribution rate for the elected member: 8%.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article R3123-24

…rates provided for in article L. 3123-22 is set as follows:-rate of contribution by the department: 8%;-rate of contribution by the elected representative: 8%.

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