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Showing 231240 of 37142 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 1996 · Cass. com. 15 September 2009 · Cass. com. 16 January 1973 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 1962 · Cass. com. 12 November 2008 · Cass. com. 9 October 2019 n° 18-13.286

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1837

…ive with the penalties imposed under the tax laws for omissions and concealment.III. - The articles 121-6 and 121-7 of the Penal Code are applicable to the offence specified in this article (1).

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

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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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for ships.

Article 193

Foodstuffs taken on board in a port other than the port of departure will be mentioned on the embarkation permit, except, in the event of difficulty in determining quantities, in accordance with the p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 190

The public prosecutor, in all cases to which article 184, may and must request the nullity of the marriage, during the lifetime of both spouses, and have them ordered to separate.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-16

…t:1° The conditions under which the additional information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 may be displayed on the immediate packaging or outer packaging of veterin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-19

…Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall, where appropriate, inform the Autorité des marchés financiers of such inspections and their results. In addition, the Autorité de contrôle prud…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-14

The transmission of the sentencing decision, the request for transit, the certificate and all documents relating to the enforcement of the sentence as well as any exchange relating thereto shall be ca…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions required for the validity of the contract.

Article 1970

In the case of the preceding article, the life annuity is reducible if it exceeds what it is permitted to dispose of; it is void if it is for the benefit of a person incapable of receiving.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 194

…1, or when it is directly seised pursuant to articles 81, ninth paragraph, 82-1, second paragraph, 156, second paragraph, or 167, penultimate paragraph, the Investigating Chamber must give its ruling…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Necessary deposit.

Article 1953

They are liable for the theft or damage of these effects, whether the theft was committed or the damage was caused by their servants, or by third parties coming and going in the hotel.This liability i…

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