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Showing 12511260 of 44148 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 10 July 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 16 June 1999 · Cass. 3e civ. 22 September 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2003

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-16

…h, if the guarantee obligation can no longer be ensured under the terms of the agreement, the court may substitute any guarantees that it deems sufficient.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Urgent measures.

Article 1290

The urgent measures provided for in

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Proceedings before the family court.

Article 1288

The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged, depending on the case, as in a non-contentious matter or as in a contentious matter. The case is heard and decided in chambers.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: System applicable to investment gold.

Article 298 sexdecies E

1. Taxable persons who buy and resell investment gold as defined in 2 of article 298 sexdecies A must keep, for six years in support of their accounts, documents enabling their customers to be identif…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Organs, tissues and cells removed for autologous therapeutic purposes

Article R1211-22-2

…alyses performed, mentioning the individual results of these analyses in accordance with article R. 1211-22-1. This report also mentions the laboratory that performed the analyses. It is produced in t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-29-1

Personal data contained in the processing may be accessed, for consultation purposes only, with the exception of data relating to persons registered as victims: 1° Agents of the departments mentioned…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Imports

Article 293 A ter

…e platform is evading his obligations to declare or pay the value added tax due pursuant to Article 293 A, the administration may report this person to the operator of the online platform, so that the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6° : Taxation of income from the sale or concession of patents and similar intangible assets

Article 223 H

…ed out directly by a member company of the group or by arm's length companies within the meaning of 12 of Article 39 with a company that is a member of the group and, in the denominator, all research…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 quater B

The acquisition of a company under the conditions provided for in Article 220 quater A may be subject to the agreement of the Minister of Finance prior to its implementation. In this case, the benefit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-12

The producer's liability may be reduced or eliminated, having regard to all the circumstances, where the damage is caused jointly by a defect in the product and by the fault of the victim or of a pers…

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