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Showing 111120 of 50246 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 18-2-2009 n° 08-10.677

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Management.

Article 1848

In relations between partners, the manager may perform all acts of management required by the interests of the company. If there are several managers, they exercise these powers separately, except for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1839

False mention of registration or merged formality either in a minute or in an expedition, is punishable by the penalties laid down for forgery by the article 441-4 of the Penal Code. Proceedings are i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1837

I. - Anyone who has fraudulently made the statements prescribed by the provisions of Chapter I of Title IV of Part 1 of Book I and the texts enacted to implement them shall be punished by three years'…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1838

In the event of a repeat offence within ten years of a previous disciplinary decision that has become final, a public or ministerial officer who is found to have, in any way, been complicit in manoeuv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-18

The category A and B environmental inspectors referred to in article 28-3 are referred to as judicial environmental officers.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1808

In the event of a dispute, the lessee is required to prove the fortuitous event, and the lessor is required to prove the fault he imputes to the lessee.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1812

The lessee may not dispose of any beast of the herd, either of the land or of the growth, without the consent of the lessor, who may not himself dispose of them without the consent of the lessee.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1809

The taker who is discharged by the fortuitous event is still liable to account for the hides of the animals.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1805

The numerical, descriptive and estimated statement of the animals handed over, appearing in the lease, does not transfer ownership of them to the lessee. Its sole purpose is to serve as a basis for th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1816

The lessor may request termination earlier if the lessee does not fulfil his obligations.

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