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Showing 141150 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19

A child born in France of unknown parents is French. However, he or she will be deemed never to have been French if, during his or her minority, his or her filiation is established with regard to a fo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-19

…orm of an advance is intended to finance the works, investments or training referred to in articles 232-10 to 232-12.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° sexies : Tax reduction for expenses relating to the conservation or restoration of movable objects classified as historical monuments

Article 199 duovicies

…re met:1° The work is authorised and carried out in accordance with the requirements of article L. 622-12 of the Heritage Code;2° The object is, upon completion of the work and for at least five years…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the contract between the contracting parties.

Article 1981

A life annuity can only be stipulated as unseizable when it has been constituted free of charge.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the contract between the contracting parties.

Article 1978

The mere non-payment of the arrears of the annuity does not authorise the person in whose favour it is constituted to demand repayment of the capital, or to re-enter the land alienated by him: he has…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the contract between the contracting parties.

Article 1979

…whatever the duration of the life of these persons, and whatever onerous the service of the annuity may have become.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the contract between the contracting parties.

Article 1977

The person in whose favour the life annuity has been constituted for a price may request the termination of the contract, if the settlor does not give him the securities stipulated for its execution.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the contract between the contracting parties.

Article 1980

The life annuity vests in the owner only in proportion to the number of days he has lived. Nevertheless, if it has been agreed that it is to be paid in advance, the term that had to be paid vests from…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 octodecies

…the compensatory allowance under the conditions and according to the procedures defined in articles 274 and 275 of the Civil Code over a period, in accordance with the divorce agreement by mutual cons…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 193

Subject to the provisions of Article 196 B, taxable income shall, for the purposes of calculating income tax, be divided into a certain number of units, determined in accordance with Article 194, acco…

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