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Showing 25712580 of 50178 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Dec. 2020 – no. 18-20.231

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: The different ways in which the term of office ends.

Article 2009

In the above cases, the agent's undertakings are enforced against third parties who are acting in good faith.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-2

…etence as organising authorities for the public distribution of electricity mentioned in article L. 2224-31, a communal share of the domestic tax on the final consumption of electricity mentioned in a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Assessment of the tax

Article 271

…ents of a taxable transaction is deductible from the value added tax applicable to that transaction.2. The right to deduct arises when the deductible tax becomes chargeable to the person liable.Howeve…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-2

…bject to the obligation to coordinate the safety and health of workers referred to in article L. 4532-2, with the exception of operations undertaken by a private individual for his own personal use as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 287

…xpayer liable for value added tax identified in accordance with the combined provisions of articles 286 ter and 286 ter A is required to submit to the tax department to which he belongs and within the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-2

…interim relief judge.To carry out the medical examination of the victim referred to in article L. 126-1, the guarantee fund chooses a doctor specialising in the assessment of bodily injury from the l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-23

…ibility of the lists of candidates in the light of the provisions of articles L. 1441-18 to L. 1441-21.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Status of employees.

Article D5424-24

The differential allowance provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 5424-18 is reimbursed to the public authorities by the paid leave funds.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article R2564-21

The requirements of article R. 2224-11 must be met, in Mayotte: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for wastewater agglomerations whose population and economic activities produce wastewater whose gros…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The expert's opinion.

Article 282

…case file.Where the expert has been assisted in the performance of his mission pursuant to Article 278-1, the report shall mention the names and capacities of the persons who have lent their assistan…

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