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Showing 271280 of 32784 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 22-5-2019 n° 18-16.666 FS-PB

French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1808

The hirer of an itinerant still distilling on behalf of a producer may be exonerated if he establishes that the failure to complete the formalities mentioned in 5° of article L. 311-39 of the code of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3rd Subsection: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 223 S

The provisions laid down in this section in the event of a company leaving the group apply when a company in the group ceases to meet the conditions laid down for the application of the regime defined…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-18

Foreign nationals mentioned in 6° to 11° and 13° to 18° of article R. 431-16 who wish to remain in France beyond the time limits mentioned in the same article apply for a temporary residence permit or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-22

…y also benefits from the special financial resources available to the Corsican region under the loi n° 82-659 du 30 juillet 1982 portant statut particulier de la région de Corse : compétences et de ce…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1808

In the event of a dispute, the lessee is required to prove the fortuitous event, and the lessor is required to prove the fault he imputes to the lessee.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R212-22

The application for approval of a programming group or agreement is sent to the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.This application must be accompanied by:1° The group's a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Training costs

Article R2315-22

Expenditure on remuneration of training organisations and travel and subsistence expenses incurred by trainees cannot be deducted from the contribution to the development of continuing vocational trai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-22

To enable the agents of the statistical services of the Minister for Employment designated and authorised by the authority responsible for these services to carry out the operations provided for in 4°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article D752-22

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 341-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 341-2 to D. 341-4 with the exception of the second paragraphNo. 2019…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1822

The provisional closure of gaming house establishments may be ordered by the administration in the event of obstruction, impediment or resistance to the action of the agents responsible for recording…

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