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Showing 35313540 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Publicity and protection of the rights of third parties.

Article R229-8

…ce of the company is located, within the period mentioned in the third paragraph of article R. 229- 7. All shareholders interested in the repurchase of the shares are called upon by the company under…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Additional tax on undeveloped property

Article 1519 I

…inter-municipal cooperation with their own taxation under the conditions provided for in articles 1379 and 1379-0 bis, for the following properties:1° quarries, slate quarries, sand pits;2° building p…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appeal from a judgment ruling exclusively on jurisdiction

Article 85

…ealed against emanates require the constitution of a lawyer, or, otherwise, as provided in Article 948.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881

…In the event of acquiescence by the debtors, the enforcement statements provided for in Article 85 of Decree No. 62-1587 of 29 December 1962 on the general regulations governing public accounting…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 898

A provision by which a third party is called upon to receive the gift, succession or legacy, in the event that the donee, instituted heir or legatee does not receive it, shall not be regarded as a sub…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-8

The audit report provided for in Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 shall be communicated annually to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolutio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-7

…care pursuant to Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 who do not come under the provisions of Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and pers…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 85

…e circumstances, and death certificates shall simply be drawn up in the forms prescribed by Article 79.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-5

…units that were in charge of the investigation to continue the operations provided for in Articles 706-95 [By Constitutional Council decision no. 2019-778 DC of 21 March 2019, the reference "60-4" mu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-15

…or other particularly urgent circumstances, a shorter period than those provided for in Articles 694-35 and 694-37 is necessary, or if the issuing authority has indicated in the EIO that the investig…

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