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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 267

…The following are to be included in the taxable amount:1° Taxes, duties and levies of any kind except value added tax itself.2° Expenses ancillary to the supply of goods or services such as commiss…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 209

Orders issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Agriculture may: a) designate the parts of the area defined in the preceding article where the formality of an open accou…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2019

…e registered within one month of their date with the tax department of the trustee's registered office or with the non-resident tax department if the trustee is not domiciled in France. Where they rel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L773-25

…st 2013 L. 525-3 and L. 525-4 law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 525-5 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 525-6 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 525-6-1, with the exception of 2° of it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L774-25

…st 2013 L. 525-3 and L. 525-4 law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 525-5 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 525-6 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 525-6-1, with the exception of 2° of it…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing for divorce

Article 252

The application initiating proceedings shall include a reminder of the provisions relating to: 1° mediation in family matters and participative proceedings; 2° Approval of partial or full agreements b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-26

The conditions for submitting the application and the contents of the file shall be specified by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, in particular as reg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-26

…assessed and liquidated by the State tax departments in execution of the laws and regulations in force, are recovered:1° Either by virtue of enforceable judgements or contracts;2° Or by virtue of reve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 283

…les 275 to 277 A where payment of the tax may be suspended.However, where a supply of goods or services referred to in Article 259 A is carried out by a taxable person established outside France, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Promotion of online investment offers

Article L572-28

Any person who promotes an online investment offer in breach of any of the prohibitions set out in Articles L. 572-23, L. 572-24, L. 572-27, L. 573-1, L. 573-7, L. 573-8, L. 573-9, L. 573-12 and L. 57…

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