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Showing 7180 of 26428 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 15-11-2017 n° 16-25.023 F-PB

French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 F

When they have neglected to make, within the prescribed time limits, declarations of assets transferred by death to heirs, donees or legatees, tutors and curators personally bear the penalties provide…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1825 F

No informer may claim any discount or remuneration whatsoever unless it is proven in writing that the information he or she provided was provided prior to the report. The penalties of Article 226-10 o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Notifications and copies of decisions

Article 1180-16

Any decision of the judge is notified, at the registry's behest, to the applicant, the parents and, where applicable, the ad hoc administrator.A minor who has reached the age of sixteen is notified of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

The identification of a person by his or her genetic fingerprints may only be sought:1° In the context of investigation or enquiry measures carried out in the course of legal proceedings;2° For medica…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-15

When the judge rejects the application for a protection order, he may nevertheless, if the urgency justifies it and if one or other of the parties has so requested, refer the parties to a hearing, the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: Decisions of the guardianship judge

Article 1180-15

The case is heard and decided in chambers.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Slaughter health fees

Article 302 bis N

Any person who has an animal slaughtered in a slaughterhouse pays a slaughter health fee to the State. However, in the case of contract slaughter, the fee is paid by the third-party slaughterer on beh…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies A

I.-The deliveries mentioned in 5 and 6 of article 266 septies of products dispatched or transported outside France by the taxpayer or on his behalf are exempt from the tax provided for in article 266…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter N

The tax credit defined in article 244 quater O is deducted from the income tax payable by the taxpayer in respect of the year during which the expenses defined in the same article were incurred. If th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231 bis N

The remuneration paid to employees benefiting from an employment support contract or a contract for the future defined respectively in articles L. 5134-20 and L. 5134-35 of the Labour Code is exempt f…

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