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Showing 891900 of 49834 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2 décembre 1997 n° 95-20194

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules specific to the legal hypothec of spouses

Article 2394

…y of the request, the subsequent registration having effect only from its date as stated in Article 2418. The registration may also be made in the year following the dissolution of the matrimonial pro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules specific to the legal hypothec of spouses

Article 2396

…The legal mortgage of spouses is subject, for the renewal of registrations, to the rules of article 2429.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Fruit and vegetables

Article R412-25

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 4 to 7 and paragraph 4 of Article 11 and paragraph 3 of Article 17 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D782-22

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decree D. 621-27 No. 2020-1768 of 30 December 2020 D. 621-28 No. 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 D. 621-29 No. 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D783-22

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decree D. 621-27 No. 2020-1768 of 30 December 2020 D. 621-28 No. 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 D. 621-29 No. 20…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374

Ownership of a sum of money, either in euros or in another currency, may be assigned as security for one or more present or future claims.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Rules specific to legal mortgages attached to sentencing judgments

Article 2401

The legal mortgage attached to judgments of conviction arises from contradictory or default judgments, whether final or provisional, in favour of the person who obtained them.It also arises from arbit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 201

…yet recovered. It is calculated at the last rate used to calculate the advance payment mentioned in 2° of 2 of the article 204 A. Taxpayers must, within a period of forty-five days determined as indic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Purpose and conditions of award

Article 211-90

…files to any digital broadcast medium includes:1° Writing the subtitle and audio description texts;2° Interpreting and recording the audio description;3° Mixing and sound transfer;4° Inlaying the sub…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 283

…by the persons carrying out the taxable transactions, subject to the cases referred to in Articles 275 to 277 A where payment of the tax may be suspended.However, where a supply of goods or services…

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