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Showing 40314040 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 H

The departmental council may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration fees, acquisitions by HLM organisations or semi-public companies of residential properties built or acq…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-2

Model certificate of delivery of information given to one's spouse with joint property on the consequences of debts contracted in the exercise of one's profession on joint property. I, the undersigned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R2512-4

The City of Paris social action centre is subject to the provisions of article 28 of decree no. 69-83 of 27 January 1969 on public administration regulations relating to the organisation and remit of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Charges for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas and for oil pipelines (R)

Article R3333-4

The fee due each year to a department for the occupation of the departmental public domain by the works of the public electricity transmission and distribution networks is set by the departmental coun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1541-1

I.- Pursuant to article 6-2 of organic law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia and article 7 of organic law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polyne…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31-2

…shall be made via the Europol national unit referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation 2016/794 of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and in accordance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment

Article R6152-706

…plementary pension scheme), subject to the possible application of the provisions of article D. 171-11 of the Social Security Code; 8° The amount of the fixed portion of remuneration and the amount of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-1

…of a festival in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the two-year investment period referred to in 2° of article 411-11 is extended to three years.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R242-12

…billing based on the energy actually consumed in accordance with the provisions of article L. 224-11 is punishable by a 5th class fine.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article R552-12

As soon as the information provided for in Article R. 552-11 has been received, the manager of the accommodation shall inform the person accommodated of the date by which they must leave..

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