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Showing 6170 of 49658 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 27-2-1991 n° 410

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Deductions

Article 272

1. Value added tax which has been levied in connection with sales or services shall be imputed or refunded under the conditions provided for in Article 271 when these sales or services are subsequentl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 270

I. - Value added tax is assessed on the basis of returns filed by taxable persons in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 287.It applies to taxable sums and all items used to calculate th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-27

Subject to the suspension of the time limit resulting from the notice given to the competent authority of the sentencing State pursuant to article 764-23, the sentence enforcement judge shall rule by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII sexies : Capital gains tax on the sale of buildings other than building land

Article 1609 nonies G

I. - A tax is introduced on capital gains realised under the conditions provided for in articles 150 U and 150 UB to 150 UD by natural persons or companies or groupings covered by articles 8 to 8 ter…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative decisions

Article 27-2

Decrees granting acquisition, naturalisation or reinstatement may be revoked with the assent of the Conseil d'Etat within two years of their publication in the Journal officiel if the applicant does n…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 27

The judge shall carry out all useful investigations, even of his own motion. He shall have the right to hear, without formality, persons who can enlighten him and those whose interests are likely to b…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 277

When the public prosecutor is present at the expert assessment operations, his observations are, at his request, recorded in the expert's opinion, as well as the follow-up given to them by the expert.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 273

The expert must inform the judge of the progress of his operations and the diligences by him.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 271

If no deposit is made within the time limit and in the manner specified, the appointment of the expert shall lapse unless the judge, at the request of one of the parties on a legitimate ground, decide…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 272

The decision ordering the expert appraisal may be appealed independently of the judgment on the merits with the authorisation of the first president of the court of appeal if there is a serious and le…

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