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Showing 11411150 of 66561 articles for Art. 1228 · Cass. com. 1 February 1978 · Cass. com. 10 February 1958 · Cass. com. 3 October 1977 · Cass. ch. req. 7 May 1923 · Cass. 1re civ. 24 May 1966

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Construction. Housing

Article 1052

I. - Subject to the provisions of I of l'article 827 (1), the deeds required for the constitution and dissolution of low-cost housing bodies as defined in Book IV of the Construction and Housing Code…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-10

Without contravening the provisions of Article L. 211-1, the insurance contract may contain clauses excluding cover in the following cases:1° Where, at the time of the claim, the driver is not of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7th: Marine

Article 1074

1 Civil status certificates, notarial certificates and any other documents relating to the implementation of the law of 12 April 1941 concerning the service of retirement pensions in the navy are exem…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the register of travel agents and other operators involved in the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-24

…present written observations in his defence, the registration commission referred to in article L. 141-2 will remove the operator from the register in the event of fraudulent declaration or if the tr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains on securities realised by private individuals

Article 248 B

The provisions of articles 92, and 150-0 A are not applicable to exchanges of securities carried out under the loi de nationalisation n° 82-155 du 11 février 1982. In the event of the sale of the secu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-10

…been registered in the Trade and Companies Register. In the event of a capital increase, the shares may be traded as from the completion of the increase. Trading in share promises is prohibited, unles…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R521-10

…e the foreign national is in the case provided for in c or d of 2° of Article L. 542-2, the Prefect may take a decision to refuse to issue the asylum application certificate.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article L4312-10

…nvestment section of the budget shows a surplus after taking over the results, the Regional Council may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and under the conditions defined by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-10

For the application of article R. 621-4, if the judgment cannot be rendered immediately, the date of its pronouncement is communicated to the debtor and, where applicable, to the pursuing creditor.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-10

…tition, Consumption, Labour and Employment considers imposing the penalty referred to in Article L. 1142-10, he shall inform the employer, by any means which confirms receipt by the addressee, within…

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