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Showing 951960 of 65128 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 October 1989 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 July 1993 · Cass. com. 1 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 2 June 1981 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 14 November 2007

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-15

For the purposes of this section, in the event of the return to the liquidator of a letter of notification which could not be delivered to its addressee, the liquidator shall proceed by way of service…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-154

A promise of allotment made in the minutes of a judicial auction (number 155 in table 5) gives rise to the same fees as in the case of a sale by judicial auction.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-15

Specific requirements, adopted pursuant to 3° of Article L. 4111-6, prohibit or restrict, where applicable, the use of recycling for certain categories of substances or categories of premises.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Proceedings against the trader

Article R1110-14

The condition of recidivism referred to in article L. 1110-3, which precludes the implementation of the conciliation procedure provided for in these same provisions, as well as that provided for in ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1523

…d in the name of the owners or usufructuaries and payable against them and their principal tenants (1). Civil or military civil servants and employees housed in buildings belonging to the State, the d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1525

In communes with a total population not exceeding 5,000 inhabitants, the deliberations of the municipal councils relating to the tax for the removal of household waste may provide that the total reven…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1522

…lished on the basis of the net income serving as the basis for the property tax, defined by Article 1388.The tax base for dwellings occupied by civil servants and civilian or military employees referr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1526

Supplementary rolls may be drawn up on the basis of facts existing on 1 January of the year of taxation.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of the Assize Court hearing the appeal

Article 380-14

…of referral after cassation. Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 380-1, in the event of an appeal against a decision of the assize court of an overseas department, New C…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Community of movables and acquests.

Article 1499

…this proportion, the consistency and value of the assets shall be proved in accordance with article 1402.

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