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Showing 271280 of 28681 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 10-9-2020 n° 19-20.856

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Necessary deposit.

Article 1950

Witness evidence may be received for the necessary deposit, even when it is for a value greater than the figure provided for in Article 1359.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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 Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Information in companies with fewer than three hundred employees

Article R2312-19

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-19, in undertakings with less than three hundred employees, the employer makes available to the Social and Economic Committee, with a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-19

Sterilisation is the set of operations used to obtain the sterile state of a medical device and to maintain this state.The activity of sterilising medical devices is subject to the granting of an auth…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Merger of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-106-10

The publication formalities provided for in article R. 322-85, with the exception of those concerning the decision to approve the operation by the general meeting of the new company, and in articles R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and activities

Article R5126-19

The internal-use pharmacies of the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 3° and 4° of Article R. 5126-1 may only be authorised to carry out the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of I…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article R521-19

Ad hoc administrators responsible for assisting unaccompanied minors applying for asylum, referred to in article L. 521-9, are appointed in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 343-2 to R. 34…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-19

The categories of personal data recorded are as follows: 1° Family name and, where applicable, surname, forenames, gender and date of birth; 2° Nationality, in one of the following forms:-French ;a na…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

The following are entered in the wanted persons file in respect of judicial decisions: 1° Search warrants, orders and notes issued by the public prosecutor, investigating, trial or sentence enforcemen…

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