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Showing 771780 of 37804 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 2e – 31 May 2018 – no. 17-17518

French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1734

…e prescribed deadlines.A fine equal to €1,500 is applicable, for each document, but the total fines may not exceed €50,000 [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 175

…erved either orally, with the file endorsed, or by registered letter. If the person is detained, it may also be served by the head of the prison, who will immediately send the original or a copy of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1771

The farmer cannot obtain a remission where the loss of the fruit occurs after it has been separated from the land, unless the lease gives the owner a share of the harvest in kind, in which case the ow…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Leasing of services.

Article 1780

Services may only be engaged for a specific time, or for a specific undertaking. A hire of service, made without determination of duration, may always be terminated by the will of one of the contracti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Miscellaneous measures

Article 1756

I. - In the event of safeguarding or judicial recovery or liquidation, the costs of proceedings and tax penalties incurred in respect of direct taxes and assimilated taxes, turnover taxes and assimila…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Objections to marriage

Article 174

…e absence of an ascendant, a brother or sister, uncle or aunt, cousin or first cousin, of full age, may object only in the following two cases:1° Where the consent of the family council, required by A…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1769

…term of the lease the whole or at least half of a crop is removed by fortuitous events, the farmer may claim a remission of the price of his tenancy, unless he is compensated by the previous crops. I…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1766

…does not perform the clauses of the lease, and if this results in damage to the lessor, the latter may, depending on the circumstances, have the lease terminated. In the event of termination due to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 172

A party who has failed to comply with an essential procedural requirement may waive the requirement and thus regularise the procedure. This waiver must be express. It may only be given in the presence…

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

Article 1729

…uses the leased thing for a purpose other than that for which it was intended, or from which damage may result for the lessor, the lessor may, depending on the circumstances, have the lease terminated…

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