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Showing 5160 of 21835 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 janvier 2021 n° 18-22492

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 278

In the event of divorce by mutual consent, the spouses set the amount and terms of the compensatory allowance in the agreement drawn up by private deed countersigned by lawyers or in the agreement tha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Suspensive arrangements

Article 275

I. - Taxable persons are authorised to receive or import goods free of value added tax if they are destined for a supply for export, an exempt supply under I of article 262 ter, a supply where the pla…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 27

1. Imported or exported products are subject to the Tariff Law in the state in which they are located at the time it becomes applicable to them. 2. However, the customs service may authorise the separ…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 276

The expert must take into consideration the observations or claims of the parties, and, where they are in writing, attach them to his opinion if the parties so request. However, where the expert has s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 275

Where the debtor is unable to pay the capital sum under the conditions set out in article 274, the judge shall determine the terms of payment of the capital, up to a limit of eight years, in the form…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 279

…ew the compensatory allowance. The provisions set out in the second and third paragraphs of article 275 as well as articles 276-3 and 276-4 are also applicable, depending on whether the compensatory a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Deductions

Article 271

…axpayers themselves for imports or exits from the suspensive arrangements mentioned in I of article 277 A;c) That paid by the taxpayers themselves on the purchase or self-delivery of goods or services…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Terms of office for members of the urban community council

Article L5842-27

…L. 3123-9-2 and L. 4135-9-2" are replaced by the words: "article 126 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia".

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 27

The judge shall carry out all useful investigations, even of his own motion. He shall have the right to hear, without formality, persons who can enlighten him and those whose interests are likely to b…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 277

When the public prosecutor is present at the expert assessment operations, his observations are, at his request, recorded in the expert's opinion, as well as the follow-up given to them by the expert.

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