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Showing 44714480 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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence

Article 431

…by a special provision of law to establish offences by minutes or reports, evidence to the contrary may only be adduced in writing or by witnesses..

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 41

…ndecies and realised by an individual on the occasion of the free transfer of a sole proprietorship may benefit from the following provisions:a. The taxation of capital gains relating to fixed asset i…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XVI: Controls on cash transported by bearer or forming part of a consignment without the intervention of a bearer to or from abroad.

Article 464

…nd shipments without the intervention of a bearer of cash, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash enter…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section III: Orders on request.

Article 494

…d in the course of proceedings, it must indicate the court seised. In urgent cases, the application may be presented at the judge's domicile.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 4

Heading 4-Public procurement (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)(1) If the services relate to a building, its geographical location is indicated on one of the supporting documents attached to the mandate. >(2) Th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 433-4

…enses:1° Expenditure on the production of works or the acquisition of broadcasting rights for works;2° Technical expenditure on putting works online, including expenditure on accessibility for people…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligation to report and declare.

Article R1221-49-4

I. - Any healthcare professional who observes or is aware of post-donation information shall report it without delay to the haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent of the blood establishme…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 426

…r by counterfeiting public seals, or by making false declarations or by any other fraudulent means ;2° any false declaration with the purpose or effect of evading the application of prohibition measur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence

Article 445

Witnesses must, at the request of the president, state their surname, first names, age, occupation and place of residence, whether they are related or related by marriage to the accused, the person ci…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Acts performed under guardianship

Article 472

The judge may also, at any time, order enhanced guardianship. In this case, the curator alone collects the income of the person under curatorship from an account opened in the latter's name. He pays t…

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