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Showing 8190 of 31248 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 5 Oct. 2022 – no. 19-23.508

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Necessary deposit.

Article 1952

Innkeepers or hoteliers are liable, as custodians, for the clothing, luggage and miscellaneous items brought into their establishment by the traveller staying with them; the deposit of these kinds of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Necessary deposit.

Article 1951

The deposit required is, moreover, governed by all the rules previously set out.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Necessary deposit.

Article 1953

They are liable for the theft or damage of these effects, whether the theft was committed or the damage was caused by their servants, or by third parties coming and going in the hotel.This liability i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Necessary deposit.

Article 1949

A necessary deposit is one that has been forced by some accident, such as fire, ruin, pillage, shipwreck or other unforeseen event.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Necessary deposit.

Article 1954

…provided that they prove the fact that they allege. As an exception to the provisions of article 1953, innkeepers or hoteliers are liable for objects left in vehicles parked on the premises of which…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Necessary deposit.

Article 1950

…he necessary deposit, even when it is for a value greater than the figure provided for in Article 1359.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-5 (art. A212-192-5)

…a depth of approximately 1 m, and successfully freeing one of the two devices. The search area was 50 m x 50 m. The two avalanche transceivers must be located and one of them freed in a maximum of 8…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 septvicies

…to the production or delivery of a new building within the meaning of 2° of 2 of I of the article 257 ;c) Housing that does not meet the decency requirements, as set out in article 6 of law no. 89-46…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 tricies

…the application for approval is registered by the Agence nationale de l'habitat is between 1 March 2022 and 31 December 2024; 2° The property is rented out unoccupied as the main residence for the en…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 sexvicies

…can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwelling in a future state of completion or a dwelling that has been compl…

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