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Showing 20212030 of 49641 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 24-2-1976 n° 333

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204

1. In the event of the death of the taxpayer or of either of the spouses subject to joint taxation, income tax is assessed on the income disposed of by the deceased during the year of his death and on…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Special measures.

Article 20

1. In the cases listed in article 2 of law no. 83-1119 of 23 December 1983, the following may be decided, in accordance with the terms and conditions of application laid down by decree in the Conseil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Qualifications of persons and organisations carrying out location surveys, dust measurements and analyses of materials and products

Article R1334-23

The surveys provided for in articles R. 1334-20 to R. 1334-22 as well as the periodic assessment of the state of preservation provided for in article R. 1334-27 and the visual examination provided for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Registration of immovable property

Article 2529

Where several formalities of a nature to produce effects enforceable against third parties under Article 2528, are required on the same day in respect of the same immovable, the one required under the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R249-2

The compensation provided for by article 800-2 includes compensation for legal fees incurred by the person being prosecuted, the amount of which may not exceed the State's contribution to the remunera…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guiana

Article R7124-26

Vice-presidents of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council who have been delegated by the President receive, for the effective performance of their duties, an allowance not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Identification and lists of members of the profession of pharmacist.

Article D4221-25

Data transmitted in application of articles D. 4221-23 and D. 4221-24 are deemed to have been validated by the body or authority that transmitted them.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6475-2

The new costs incurred by the local authority pursuant to the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer shall be subjec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-28

The provisions of articles R. 1245-4 and R. 1245-9 are applicable to establishments or organisations authorised under article R. 1245-24. For the application of article R. 1245-9, the responsible pers…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-27

I.-The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may reject as inadmissible an application referred to it where:1° The subject of the application does not fall within its j…

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