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Showing 55015510 of 25706 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 December 1991 · Cass. com. 12 November 1992 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 November 1987

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…of foreign notarial authentic instruments pursuant to:- of Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, rec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies A

…al or the right to payment of interest on a bond arising from a stripping carried out before 1 June 1991, the redemption premium means the difference between:a) The principal or interest that he recei…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I bis : Transfers of assets outside France by companies

Article 238 bis-0 I bis

…e included in the taxable income of this company for the first financial year ending on or after 31 December 2005 or, if later, for the financial year ending in the fifteenth year following the issue…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: "Socio-educational or cultural activities" speciality

Article A212-48

…ies" speciality of the State diploma in youth, popular education and sport mentioned in article D. 212-35 is set out in the relevant order of 20 November 2006.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-10

…lands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2020-1452 of 27 November 2020.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-45

…g to the method of payment of the expenditure in accordance with the conditions set out in Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Authorisation for credit institutions and investment firms to bid directly on behalf of their clients at auctions of greenhouse gas emission allowances

Article L613-70

The authorisation provided for in Article 18(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, management and other aspects of the auctioning of greenhouse gas emission…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 700

…case, the procedure is as set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of article 37 of law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991.In all cases, the judge takes into account the fairness or the economic situation of the convic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

…ench citizenship for the persons residing in the department referred to in articles 21-2, 21-11, 21-12, 21-13-1, 21-13-2, 21-14, 21-14-1, 21-15, 24-1, 24-2 and 32-4 of this code as well as to Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-1

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 112-5-1 law no. 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 112-6 Act no . 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 112-6-1-A…

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