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Showing 45314540 of 56759 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 22-1-1980 n° 77-12.158

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 171

A taxpayer is deemed to have filed the declaration provided for in 1 of article 170 if, at the latest one month before the date referred to in the first paragraph of article 175, which may be extended…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 170

1. With a view to calculating income tax, any person liable to that tax is required to complete and send to the administration a detailed declaration of their income and profits, their family expenses…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 174

In order for their family dependents to be taken into account, taxpayers must send the administration a declaration stating the surname, first names, date and place of birth of each of their children…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Copies

Article 1379

A reliable copy has the same probative value as the original. Reliability is left to the discretion of the judge. Nevertheless, an enforceable or authentic copy of an authentic writing is deemed relia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special schemes and general exemptions

Article 1020

The provisions subject to land registration of the deeds referred to in articles 1025, 1030, 1031, 1053, 1054, 1055,1066, 1067 and 1088 as well as those relating to the transactions referred to in art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R661-1

Judgments and orders made in matters of ad hoc mandate, conciliation, safeguard, legal redress, professional recovery and legal liquidation are enforceable ipso jure on a provisional basis.However, ju…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15-1

The delegating federations, where applicable in coordination with the professional leagues they have created, shall draw up a charter of ethics and professional conduct in accordance with the principl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-17-1

When the Regional Commission considers that the worsening of the damage resulting from a nosocomial infection causes the victim to suffer permanent physical or mental harm in excess of the percentage…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Legal framework for validation of prior learning

Article L6412-1-1

The ministry or certifying body provided for in article L. 6113-2 which decides on the admissibility of an application may take into account activities mentioned in article L. 6411-1, of a different n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-14-1

If the offences defined in Article L. 615-14, or if the offender is or has been bound by agreement with the injured party, the penalties incurred are increased to double. The offenders may, in additio…

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