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Showing 411420 of 42563 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 18-3-1992 n° 502

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1804 A

…in five years of a settlement or conviction that became final after the entry into force of the loi n° 77-1453 du 29 décembre 1977 modifiée accordant des garanties de procédure aux contribuables en ma…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to decisions taken by professional leagues

Article R132-18

Pursuant to II of article 21 of the law of 12 April 2000 and by way of exception to the application of the two-month period provided for in the first paragraph of I of this article, the period on expi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to compensation for damage to property.

Article R421-18

1. Damage to property covered by the guarantee fund in application of the 2nd paragraph of article R. 421-1 is any damage resulting from an accident involving a land motor vehicle in circulation, as w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-18

An action to claim ownership of a patent application or patent shall be entered in the National Patent Register at the request of the person who brought the action. If the court decision is in favour…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-18

The President of the Executive Council brings legal actions on behalf of the territorial collectivity of Martinique by virtue of the decision of the Assembly and may, with the assent of the Executive…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Distance supply of financial services to a consumer

Article L752-18

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Distance supply of financial services to a consumer

Article L753-18

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Delegation of territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-18

Where the existence of areas of economic activity within the boundaries of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry makes this necessary, delegations corresponding to administrative boundaries m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Breaches of legislation on financial dealings with foreign countries

Article R732-18

Article R. 165-2 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Decree no. 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Breaches of legislation on financial dealings with foreign countries

Article R733-18

Article R. 165-2 is applicable in French Polynesia as amended by Decree no. 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019.

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