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Showing 121130 of 44559 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 November 2002 · Cass. com. 5 May 2004

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the contract between the contracting parties.

Article 1979

…whatever the duration of the life of these persons, and whatever onerous the service of the annuity may have become.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 191

…ot been contracted publicly, and which has not been celebrated before the competent public officer, may be contested, within a period of thirty years from its celebration, by the spouses themselves, b…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 192

…have not been observed, the public prosecutor will have a fine imposed on the public official which may not exceed 4.5 euros and on the contracting parties, or those under whose power they have acted,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1962

…ior to the declaration of public interest are refunded when, within the time limits set by Article R196-1 of the Book of Tax Procedures, it is proven that the properties acquired are covered by this d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 19

…utes must state that the person who drew them up is a judicial police officer.The public prosecutor may authorise the minutes, records and documents to be sent to him in electronic form.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for ships.

Article 190

…he Minister for the Economy and Finance sets the conditions for the application of this article and may extend its provisions to seagoing vessels navigating in the part of the waterways not included w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Treasury liens

Article 1920

…is exercised before all others on movable property and effects belonging to debtors, wherever they may be. However, for claims of all kinds relating to indirect taxes, this lien is exercised after th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-19

The representative of the public prosecutor shall forward to the competent authority of the executing State a certified copy of the sentencing decision and the original or a copy of the certificate re…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-19

…to prior approval by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. Approval may only be granted to groups or agreements that do not hinder free competition. Approval may not be…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compliance with payment of professional dues

Article 122-19

…article L. 115-14 du code du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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