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Showing 121130 of 43840 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 17-3-2021 n° 19-21.463 FS-P

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-19

The committee referred to in I of Article 28-3 shall comprise: 1° The public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation or his delegate chosen by him from among the first advocates general or advocates gene…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-17-3

The enforcement order and the cancellation order issued by the Agence nationale de traitement informatisé des infractions are sent to the competent public accountant. They mention the identity and add…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3-1

The publisher pays the royalties no later than six months after the accounts are closed, unless otherwise agreed in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. If the publisher has not c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Nuclear medicine

Article D6124-193-1

The provisions of paragraph 1 of sub-section 9, with the exception of those of II of article D. 6124-131, are applicable to the holder of a nuclear medicine qualification with grade B when carrying ou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 septvicies

…9-462 du 6 juillet 1989 tendant à améliorer les rapports locatifs et portant modification de la loi n° 86-1290 du 23 décembre 1986, que le contribuable acquiert entre le 1er janvier 2009 et le 31 déce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 tricies

I.-A.-Taxpayers domiciled in France, within the meaning of the article 4 B, is entitled to a reduction in income tax on the property it rents out, subject to the following conditions: 1° The property…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 sexvicies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwell…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Tax officials entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-29-17

The provisions of articles R. 15-33-18 and R. 15-33-20 to R. 15-33-23 are applicable to the exercise of judicial police missions by authorised tax agents.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 unvicies

1. Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B benefit from a tax reduction in respect of cash subscriptions, made between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2023, to the initial capit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of the depositary.

Article 1932

The depositary must return identically the very thing he has received. Thus, the deposit of monies must be returned in the same species as it was made, either in the case of an increase or decrease in…

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