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Showing 311320 of 30335 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-7-2010 n° 09-12.491

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-8

The Minister responsible for the economy shall determine the conditions under which regulations or decisions relating to technical regulatory or implementation standards adopted by the European Commis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appeal from a judgment ruling exclusively on jurisdiction

Article 84

The time limit for appeal is fifteen days from notification of the judgment. The court clerk's office will send this notification to the parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. I…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Remuneration of the posthumous representative

Article 775 quinquies

The remuneration of the mandataire à titre posthume, definitively determined within six months of the death, is deductible from the assets of the estate up to a limit of 0.5% of the managed estate ass…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 823

Maintenance in undivided ownership may not be prescribed for a period of more than five years. It may be renewed, in the case provided for in the first paragraph of Article 822, until the youngest of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 8

Subject to the provisions of article 6, members of sociétés en nom collectif and general partners of sociétés en commandite simple are, where these companies have not opted for the tax regime applicab…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals prohibited from returning to French territory

Article R613-7

The procedures for deleting an alert for a foreign national issued under a decision prohibiting their return are those that apply, under Article 7 of Decree no. 2010-569 of 28 May 2010 relating to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 84

Subject to the application of articles 657 and 663, the removal of the investigating judge in favour of another investigating judge may be requested from the president of the court, in the interests o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 858

The ratio is made in less taking, except in the case of the second paragraph of article 845. It cannot be required in kind, unless otherwise stipulated in the deed of gift. In the case of such a stipu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Orders on request

Article 846

The application shall be presented by a lawyer or by a public or ministerial officer in cases where the latter is authorised to do so by the provisions in force. In cases where the parties are exempte…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Specific procedures

Article 899

Article 706-9 shall read as follows: "Art. 706-9.-The President shall take into account in the amount of the sums awarded to the victim as compensation for his loss :benefits listed in II of Article 1…

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