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Showing 16411650 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health and hygiene measures to control insect vectors

Article R1331-13

I.-Under article R. 3114-9, II, 2°, the mayor, as part of his responsibilities for health and hygiene, acts to prevent the establishment and development of insect vectors within his municipality. II -…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 B

…tax year. It is not due the year the unit is commissioned.The annual rate of the tax is set at €19,405 per megawatt installed. This amount is revalued each year in line with the forecast rate, associ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 H

…es a notice, agreement or declaration to the Agence nationale des fréquences pursuant to Article L. 43 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, with the exception of stations belonging t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 1362

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 145, an expert may be appointed during the proceedings to estimate the property or propose the composition of the lots to be distributed.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Rendering of accounts and termination of guardianship.

Article 1352

In the absence of a known heir, the realisation may, on the expiry of a period of two years from the drawing up of the inventory, be undertaken without authorisation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-156

…annonces civiles et commerciales shall contain for natural persons: 1° The registration references; 2° The name, customary name, pseudonym and forenames of the registered person; 3° The activity or ac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies C

…of Article 1639 A bis, the property tax base for shops and boutiques within the meaning of Article 1498, whose main surface area is less than 400 square metres and which are not part of a commercial c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1388

The spouses may not derogate from the duties or rights resulting for them from the marriage, or from the rules of parental authority, legal administration and guardianship.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R2192-15

When the request for payment is sent electronically pursuant to Articles L. 2192-1 to L. 2192-3, the date of receipt of the request for payment by the contracting authority corresponds to :1° Where in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-15

The withdrawal of an electronic money institution's authorisation may also be decided ex officio by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution if the institution:1° Does not make use of the…

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