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Showing 941950 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 Civil CodeIn force
Section 8 : Revocation and lapse of wills.

Article 1035

Wills may only be revoked, in whole or in part, by a subsequent will or by an act before a notary public declaring the change of will.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Capital gains on securities realised by companies

Article 248 A

…s of a company, the capital gain or loss resulting from the compensation provided for in articles 4,15,16 and 32 of the Nationalisation Act n° 82-155 of 11 February 1982 is not taken into account in d…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Specific legacies.

Article 1022

…e bequest is of an indeterminate thing, the heir is not obliged to give it of the best quality, nor may he offer it of the worst.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Expropriation and easements in the public interest

Article 1045

…Plans, minutes, certificates, notifications, contracts and other acts made pursuant to articles L. 141-1, L. 251-1, L. 331-5, L. 441-1 and L. 531-1 of the code de l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Place of taxation

Article 10

If the taxpayer has a single residence in France, tax is assessed at the place of that residence. If the taxpayer has several residences in France, he is liable for tax at the place where he is deemed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-100

Shareholders' Meetings are chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, as applicable, or, in his absence, by the person provided for in the Articles of Association. Fai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article R22-10-18

I.-The remuneration policy referred to in I of Article L. 22-10-26 includes the following information, relating to all corporate officers: 1° The way in which it respects the company's interests and c…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2161-24

The purchaser defines its needs and requirements in the contract notice and, where appropriate, in a functional programme or a partially defined project.The arrangements for the dialogue, the award cr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Objections of lis pendens and connexity.

Article 102

Where the courts seised are not of the same level, a plea of lis pendens or connexity may only be raised before the court of the lower level.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Residual gifts.

Article 1057

It may be provided in a gift that a person will be called upon to receive what remains of the gift or bequest made to a first donee on the death of the latter.

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