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Showing 38613870 of 59507 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 1987 · Cass. 3e civ. 25 March 2009 · Cass. com. 16 October 2019 · Cass. 1re civ. 1 October 1986

French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Partitioning and similar transactions

Article 750 bis A

…f inheritance and licitations of inherited property meeting the conditions set out in II of Article 750, established between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 2014, are exempt from the 2.50% tax on the v…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
d: Special schemes for agriculture

Article 707 bis

…of the eviction of a purchaser, the exercise of the right of pre-emption instituted by articles L. 412-1 to L. 412-13 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, relating to the status of tenant farming a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 771-2

…elony or a misdemeanour punishable by a prison sentence received in the criminal record pursuant to 1° and 8° of Article 768, including in the cases provided for in Article 771, the automated national…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employees working the same shift pattern

Article D3171-7

…of each team by name, including employees made available by a temporary work company, is indicated: 1° Either by a table displayed under the same conditions as the timetable; 2° Or in a register kept…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Content of the project management contract

Article L2422-7

…tract is concluded in writing, regardless of the amount involved, and sets out, on pain of nullity :1° The work which is the subject of the contract, the responsibilities entrusted to the agent, the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-73

…in accordance with the Articles of Association, except in the two cases provided for in Article R. 743-72, and in the cases provided for in Article R. 743-74. Failing this, he is appointed either by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-72

…ts attached to the patent application lapse for non-payment of the fees provided for in Article L. 612-19, the patent grant procedure is terminated.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation of the company.

Article R814-79

Under no circumstances may a value representing a clientele corresponding to the activity of a judicial administrator or a judicial representative be taken into account in calculating the value of com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-7

In the event of a vacancy among the members mentioned in 2° of Article R. 6156-2, a new member shall be appointed for the remainder of the term of office.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75

…er 50% of the annual average of income from agricultural activity in respect of the said years, or €100,000. Income from the activities mentioned in the first paragraph may not give rise to the deduct…

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