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Showing 7180 of 21275 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 Mar. 2024 – no. 22-22.450

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Causes of interruption of prescription.

Article 2245

The interpellation made to one of the joint and several debtors by an application to court or by an act of forced execution or the acknowledgement by the debtor of the right of the one against whom he…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209

…December of the year following the year of creation.Subject to the option provided for in Article 220 quinquies, in the event of a deficit incurred during a financial year, this deficit is considered…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Special measures.

Article 20

1. In the cases listed in article 2 of law no. 83-1119 of 23 December 1983, the following may be decided, in accordance with the terms and conditions of application laid down by decree in the Conseil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable companies and local authorities.

Article 206

…opted for the partnership tax regime under the conditions provided for in IV of Article 3 of Decree no. 55-594 of 20 May 1955 as amended, are liable for corporation tax, regardless of their purpose, c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Valuation of the property

Article D313-20

…le L. 313-21; 2° Documents proving that the expert meets the requirements set out in article L. 313-20.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208

Sont également exonérés de l'impôt sous réserve des dispositions de l'article 208 A : 1° (Abrogé à compter du 1er janvier 1993) ; 1° bis-Les sociétés d'investissement qui sont régies par les articles…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Determining the mode and timetable of the investigation.

Article 226

Where the enquiry takes place before the judge ordering it or before one of the members of the bench, the decision shall indicate the day, time and place where it will be held.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Summoning witnesses.

Article 229

…n the full names of the parties and reproduce the provisions of the first two paragraphs of article 207.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Summoning witnesses.

Article 228

Witnesses shall be summoned by the court clerk at least eight days before the date of the enquiry.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Determining the facts to be proven.

Article 222

The party requesting an enquiry must specify the facts it intends to prove. It is up to the judge ordering the enquiry to determine the relevant facts to be proved.

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