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Showing 471480 of 51458 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-2-2005 n° 197

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 978

I.-The taxpayer may deduct from the tax on real estate wealth, up to a limit of €50,000, 75% of the amount of cash donations and full ownership donations of company securities admitted to trading on a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99

During the investigation, the examining magistrate is competent to decide on the return of items placed in the hands of justice. He shall rule, by reasoned order, either on the application of the publ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-9 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 822-1-1)

Article Annexe 8-9

PROGRAMME OF THE CERTIFICATE PREPARATORY FOR THE DUTIES OF AUDITORIn application of the provisions of article A. 822-1-1, the syllabus for the tests for the preparatory certificate for the duties of s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings without mandatory representation.

Article 985

The statement of appeal shall contain, on pain of nullity: 1° For natural person plaintiffs: an indication of their surname, first names and domicile; For legal person plaintiffs: an indication of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-9

Articles L. 3115-1, L. 3115-2, L. 3115-3, L. 3115-4, L. 3115-5, L. 3115-6, L. 3115 7, L. 3115-8, L. 3115-9, L. 3115-10, L. 3115-11, L. 3115-12 and L. 3115-13, in their version resulting from Order No.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 96

If the search takes place in a home other than that of the person under investigation, the person whose home is to be searched is invited to attend. If that person is absent or refuses to attend, the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 999

Payments made to insurance organisations by the supplementary retirement, provident or supplementary pension institutions referred to in articles L. 922-1, L. 931-1 and L. 941-1 of the Social Security…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 93

Civil status records concerning servicemen and seamen of the State are established as stated in the preceding chapters. However, in the event of war, military operations conducted outside national ter…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 902

The Registrar shall forthwith send to each of the respondents, by ordinary letter, a copy of the statement of appeal with an indication of the obligation to constitute a lawyer.In the event of the ret…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Definition of taxable profits

Article 92

1. Profits from the exercise of a non-commercial profession or income assimilated to non-commercial profits are deemed to be profits from the liberal professions, offices and positions whose holders d…

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