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Showing 821830 of 32313 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 28-5-2020 n° 19-15.001 FS-PBI

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions required for the validity of the contract.

Article 1975

The same applies to a contract under which the annuity was created on the life of a person suffering from the illness from which he died within twenty days of the date of the contract.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the contract between the contracting parties.

Article 1980

The life annuity vests in the owner only in proportion to the number of days he has lived. Nevertheless, if it has been agreed that it is to be paid in advance, the term that had to be paid vests from…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the principal.

Article 1998

The principal is bound to perform the commitments entered into by the agent, in accordance with the authority given to him. He is only bound by what may have been done beyond that, insofar as he has r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of the depositary.

Article 1940

If the person who made the deposit has been divested of his powers of administration, the deposit may only be returned to the person who has the administration of the depositor's property.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary deposit.

Article 1921

Voluntary deposits are formed by the mutual consent of the person making the deposit and the person receiving it.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Legal representative of an establishment established in France

Article L421-19

A foreign national who holds the position of legal representative in an establishment or company established in France, as long as he or she is an employee or corporate officer in an establishment or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employment of foreign nationals not authorised to work.

Article L8271-19

In order to combat illegal employment, the agents responsible for issuing residence permits, who are individually designated and duly authorised, may have access to automated processing of work permit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article D6341-28-2

Self-employed persons and persons seeking employment who do not fall into the category defined in article D. 6341-28-1 receive, when they are following a training course approved under the conditions…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quater : Tax reduction for interest on deferred payment granted when a farm is transferred

Article 199 vicies A

1. Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of Article 4 B benefit from a reduction in income tax on the interest received in respect of the deferred payment they grant to far…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Sub-section 5: Effects of the summons on the third party purchaser

Article R321-19

Service of the summons to pay for the seizure on the third party purchaser shall have the same effect on the third party purchaser as service of the summons to pay for the seizure on the debtor. If th…

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