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Showing 931940 of 15706 articles for Art. CE 16-7-2021 n° 448500

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

Article 1693 ter

…or indirectly, more than half of the capital or voting rights, and to obtain reimbursement of the excess deductible tax from which they benefit. This option may only be exercised with the agreement of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5 : Payment by bank transfer or direct debit

Article 1681 quinquies

…ithholding tax provided for in Article 119 bis and the deductions assessed and recovered in accordance with the same rules shall be paid by direct transfer to the Treasury account opened with the Banq…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Additional penalties

Article L823-16

…lly liable, under the conditions set out in Article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in the second paragraph of Article L. 823-11 or in Article L. 823-12 of this Code shall…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CHECKING RIGHTS OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE

Article L813-16

The requirements listed in this chapter are imposed on pain of nullity, subject to the provisions of article L. 743-12.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-16

The deliberations of the Board of Directors of the French Office of Immigration and Integration are adopted by a majority of the votes of the members present or represented. The Chairman has the casti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Exemptions

Article R313-16

…st indicate the name of this organisation, its corporate purpose, the address of its registered office and, depending on the case, the reference of the articles of association of the association or th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article R233-16

…233-15 also apply to foreign nationals mentioned in article L. 200-5 when they are staying in France for more than three months.

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

Article R342-16

…and his counsel, if he has one, as well as to the administrative authority, who shall acknowledge receipt of it.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Access to the waiting area

Article R343-16

…oner for Refugees or his authorised representatives may talk to the head of the border control services and, when they are present, to the agents of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article D421-16

For the application of articles L. 421-9 and L. 421-10, the public body competent to recognise the innovative nature of a company is the Ministry responsible for the economy.

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