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Showing 8190 of 44273 articles for Art. CE 24-2-1978 n° 97347

French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2490

For the application of this code in Mayotte, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° (Repealed);2° "Court" or "court of appeal" by: "chambre d'appel de Mamoudzou";3° "Juge d'instance" by: "p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2444

I. - The State is liable for the loss resulting from faults committed by each service responsible for land registration in the performance of its duties, in particular: 1° The failure to publish deeds…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVIII: Declaration of commissions, brokerage, rebates, fees, royalties, partners' remuneration and profit shares

Article 242

1. General partnerships, limited partnerships, joint ventures and co-ownership companies of ships which have not opted for the tax regime for capital companies shall be required to provide the adminis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2423

…ut by the department responsible for land registration on the filing of two forms dated, signed and certified as true by the signatory of the certificate of identity provided for in articles 5 and 6 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVIII: Declaration of commissions, brokerage, rebates, fees, royalties, partners' remuneration and profit shares

Article 240

…in the name of the beneficiary, according to the nature of the activity for which the beneficiary received them. The declaration may be filed in accordance with the procedures set out in the first par…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reintegration into French nationality

Article 24-2

…ionality may, subject to the provisions of article 21-27, be reinstated by declaration made, in France or abroad, in accordance with articles 26 et seq. They must have retained or acquired clear ties…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 212-24

The granting of aid is the subject of two decisions:1° A provisional decision accepting the principle of granting aid;2° A definitive decision to grant aid once the amount of aid has been determined.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 222-24

In the case mentioned in 2° of Article…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section X: The duty to act in a reserved manner.

Article 24

The parties are required to maintain the respect due to justice. The judge may, depending on the seriousness of the breaches, issue injunctions, even of his own motion, delete writings, declare them l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article 244

The technician must disclose in his opinion all information that sheds light on the issues to be examined. He is prohibited from revealing any other information of which he may become aware in the cou…

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