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Showing 701710 of 44823 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. QPC 17 October 2019 · Cass. 3e civ. 10 May 2005 · Cass. com. 25 September 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 July 2014 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 November 2000

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1789

…n subject for less than three years to one of the tax fines or an increase provided for in articles 1729, 1729 B and 1734 intentionally commits a new offence under one of these texts, he may be brough…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1748

A purchaser who wishes to make use of the option reserved by the lease to evict the tenant in the event of a sale is, in addition, required to give the tenant the advance notice customary in the place…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Operations involving manufactured tobacco

Article 298 quindecies

…r taxable transactions carried out in France by the supplier; if it cannot be so deducted, this tax may be reimbursed under the conditions set out in IV of the article 271.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Withdrawal of approval

Article R513-29

…on has a period of one month from receipt of this notification in which to make any observations it may have and bring itself into compliance.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-29

The representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the police prefect notifies the mayor, in his capacity as civil registrar, of the identity and address of persons residing in the commun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-29

…unicipal council, on being duly requested and convened, refuses or neglects to give its opinion, it may be overruled. The municipal council issues wishes on all matters of local interest.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6 - Financial monitoring of the unemployment insurance scheme

Article L5422-25

Each year, by 15 October at the latest, the Government sends Parliament and the social partners managing the body referred to in Article L. 5427-1 a report on the financial situation of the unemployme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial autopsies

Article 230-29

…sible before it is handed over to the deceased's next of kin. Relatives of the deceased who so wish may not be refused access to the body before it is buried, except for public health reasons. Access…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the business start-up or takeover support programme

Article R5141-29

…the start-up and development of the business for a fixed period of thirty-six months. The agreement may cover all or part of the phases mentioned in 1° to 3°. However, an operator approved for the fin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-29

As an exception to the provisions of article L. 5211-19, a commune may be authorised by the representative of the State in the department, after receiving the opinion of the departmental commission fo…

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