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Showing 110 of 48687 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2011 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 October 1984 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 21 March 2000 · Cass. com. 12 December 1972 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 July 2010 n° 09-12.055

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: The different ways in which the term of office ends.

Article 2010

In the event of the death of the agent, his heirs must give notice to the principal, and provide, in the meantime, for what the circumstances require in the interest of the principal.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Abolition of tax benefits for businesses in the event of non-compliance with value added tax reporting obligations

Article 302 nonies

The income tax or corporation tax reliefs provided for in Articles 44 octies A, 44 terdecies, 44 quaterdecies, 44 quindecies, 44 sexdecies and 44 septdecies do not apply where one or more turnover dec…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the mandate.

Article 1984

A mandate or power of attorney is an act by which one person gives another the power to do something for and on behalf of the principal. The contract is formed only by the acceptance of the agent.

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

Article 1972

It can be formed on one or more heads.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2011

A trust is a transaction by which one or more settlors transfer property, rights or security interests, or a bundle of property, rights or security interests, present or future, to one or more trustee…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations of the agent.

Article 1996

The agent shall owe interest on the sums which he has employed for his use from the date of such employment; and on those of which he is in arrears from the day on which he is put in default.

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

Article 2000

The principal must also indemnify the agent for losses incurred by the agent in the course of its management, without imprudence attributable to the agent.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1e: Taxpayers carrying on their professional activity within the framework of a partnership

Article 151 nonies

…his rights or shares in the company are considered in particular for the application of articles 38,72and 93, as assets allocated to the exercise of the profession.II. - 1. In the event of a gratuitou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Slaughter health fees

Article 302 bis N

Any person who has an animal slaughtered in a slaughterhouse pays a slaughter health fee to the State. However, in the case of contract slaughter, the fee is paid by the third-party slaughterer on beh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 nonies

…local authorities concerned by the exemption from business property tax.II. - Where establishments may be exempted from business property tax by a decision of a commune or a public establishment for…

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