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Showing 4150 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 General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 nonies A

…taxes not paid as a result thereof together with the late payment interest provided for in article 1727, deducted from the date on which these taxes should have been paid.As an exception to the above…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent to prosecution or enforcement of a sentence for another offence

Article 728-27

…n when the conduct for which it is requested constitutes one of the offences mentioned in Article 694-32 and fall within the scope of Article 695-12.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-27

…for script rewriting in the form of a residency grant under the conditions set out in sub-section 2;4° The reading committee or commission may defer its opinion and propose that the project be reworke…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2019

…ty, they shall, under the same penalty, be published under the conditions provided for in articles 647 and 657 of the general tax code. The transfer of rights resulting from the trust contract and, if…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-27

…ich shall be determined by decree, shall have jurisdiction to try the crimes referred to in Article 706-26 and related offences. For the trial of defendants who have reached the age of majority, the r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-27

…court, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order, in accordance with the terms of article 484-1, the seizure of property when an appeal is lodged against the decision authorising the executi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the principal.

Article 2001

Interest on advances made by the agent is due to him from the principal, from the date of the recorded advances.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2017

Unless otherwise stipulated in the trust agreement, the settlor may at any time appoint a third party to ensure that his interests are safeguarded in the performance of the agreement and who may have…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 276-4

…liquidation of the matrimonial property regime. The enforcement procedures provided for in articles 274, 275 and 275-1 are applicable. The judge's refusal to substitute a capital sum for all or part o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Support for theatrical distribution

Article 422-27

Eligible for theatrical distribution support are long-form and short-form cinematographic works.

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