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Showing 24812490 of 49641 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 24-2-1976 n° 333

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Property retained as security.

Article 2372

In the event of alienation or loss of the property, ownership is carried over to the debtor's claim against the sub-purchaser or to the insurance indemnity subrogated to the property.The sub-purchaser…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article R*617-2-2

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in article R. 617-2-1, the application is deemed to be rejected.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 218

Subject to the provisions of a to f of I of Article 219, corporation tax is assessed under a single rating in the name of the legal entity or association for all of its taxable activities in France. I…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to the use of counterfoil receipt books

Article A37-26

Contraventions subject to the fixed fine procedure that are likely to lead to a reduction in driving licence points are recorded in a book made up of white sheets, with an orange box on the front page…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 266

1. The taxable amount is made up of:a. For supplies of goods, services and intra-Community acquisitions, by all sums, values, goods or services received or to be received by the supplier or service pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2

A civil action for compensation for damage caused by a felony, misdemeanour or contravention belongs to all those who have personally suffered damage directly caused by the offence. Waiver of the righ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to municipalities resulting from a merger with 100,000 inhabitants or less

Article R2113-20

…ne to complete, under the conditions provided for in article L. 2113-23 as it read prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, the consultative commis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26

Declarations of nationality made either because of marriage to a French spouse, pursuant to article 21-2, or because of the status of ascendant of a French national, pursuant to article 21-13-1, or be…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Forced release.

Article 261

Skippers who are forced to abandon ship due to sea conditions, enemy pursuit or other fortuitous events are required : a) as soon as they enter the maritime zone within the customs radius, to comply w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XVII: Participatory procedure agreement

Article 2065

While it is in progress, a participatory procedure agreement entered into before the matter is referred to a judge renders inadmissible any recourse to the judge for a ruling on the dispute. However,…

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