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Showing 161170 of 30818 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 28-5-1997 n° 95-17.953

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Disputes relating to literal evidence.

Article 286

An inscription of forgery against an authentic instrument falls within the jurisdiction of the court hearing the main action when it is brought incidentally before a judicial court or before a court o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Revenue declarations

Article 287

1. Any taxpayer liable for value added tax identified in accordance with the combined provisions of articles 286 ter and 286 ter A is required to submit to the tax department to which he belongs and w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Invoices

Article 289

I. - 1. Every taxable person shall ensure that an invoice is issued, by himself, or in his name and on his behalf, by his customer or by a third party:a. For supplies of goods or services which he car…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Optional or exceptional acts

Article 283

The President, if the investigation appears to him to be incomplete or if new information has come to light since its closure, may order any acts of information that he deems useful. This is done eith…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 280

The expert may, on proof of the progress of his operations, be authorised to deduct an advance from the sum deposited if the complexity of the case so requires.In the event of a manifest insufficiency…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The expert's opinion.

Article 284

After the time limit given to the parties by Article 282 to submit their observations, the judge sets the expert's remuneration in the light, in particular, of the diligence carried out, compliance wi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 280

On the death of the debtor spouse, payment of the compensatory allowance, whatever its form, is deducted from the estate. The payment is borne by all the heirs, who are not personally liable for it, u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-28

When facts are brought to light that may justify criminal prosecution, the Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the European Central Bank shall inform the public prosecu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-28

When a panel of the Supervisory Board decides to impose a penalty payment in addition to an injunction, pursuant to Article L. 612-25, it does so in the same decision. The daily amount of the penalty…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Economic weighting studies

Article A713-28

Automated processing of nominative information is created in the territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry, with a view to the study mentioned in Article R. 713-66, the purpose of whi…

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