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Showing 49915000 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
Subsection 5: Chargeability of the tax

Article 1635 quater G

…s date means the date of definitive completion of the operations within the meaning of I of article 1406 of this code; 2° On the date of the report recording completion.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-12

A copy of the inventory is delivered or served to the debtor and, where applicable, to the persons to whom property has been remitted. Under penalty of nullity, the copy delivered or served on the deb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-126

When the Registrar is informed by an administrative or judicial authority of a change in one of the addresses declared by the registered person, he shall automatically mention these changes and notify…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules applicable to pledges.

Article D514-12

If the institution loses all or part of the pledged item, the borrower is compensated by paying a sum equal to the appraised value of the item. This sum is increased by a fixed indemnity of 25%. The a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: The therapeutic injunction process

Article R3413-12

The relay doctor informs the doctor chosen by the person subject to the therapeutic injunction of the legal framework in which the injunction operates. This doctor confirms to the relay doctor, in wri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-126

After it has been issued, the parallel import authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé if the medi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-16

…ocial security and agriculture sets out the models for the certificates provided for in articles L. 1251-51 and R. 1251-14.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary work

Article R1262-16

…place and to the employees employed by this user undertaking in the matters mentioned in article L. 1251-21, and with regard to remuneration in accordance with article L. 1251-18.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers of approved federations

Article R131-15

…etition, approved sports federations that do not hold the delegation provided for in article L. 131-14 inform the federation that holds this delegation for the discipline concerned of their intention…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D712-14-3

…eir budget topped up, over and above the voted budget, under the conditions set out in articles D. 712-14-1 to D. 712-14-2 submit a request to the regional chamber of commerce and industry to which th…

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