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Showing 201210 of 56854 articles for Art. Cass. com. 31-1-2017 n° 14-29.474

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145

The liberty and custody judge to whom an order is referred by the investigating judge seeking the detention of the person under investigation shall cause that person to appear before him, assisted by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: General information

Article 1495

Each property or fraction of a property is assessed on the basis of its consistency, use, location and condition on the date of the valuation (1). The first paragraph is not applicable to the properti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: General information

Article 1494

The rental value of property liable to property tax on built-up properties, to council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling or to an ancillary tax establ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1499

The rental value of industrial fixed assets liable to property tax on built-up properties is determined by applying interest rates to the cost price of their various components, revalued using the coe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1417

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3a: Continuing vocational training

Article R321-31-1

The continuing vocational training provided for in article L. 321-4-1 ensures that the person managing voluntary sales of furniture by public auction updates and perfects the knowledge required to pra…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1410

The order for an injunction to pay and the application are kept as minutes at the court registry.If the application is accepted, the court registry gives the applicant a certified copy of the applicat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax debtor

Article 1400

I. - Subject to the provisions of Articles 1403 and 1404, all property, whether built or unbuilt, must be taxed in the name of the current owner.II. - When a property is encumbered by usufruct or leas…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax debtor

Article 1401

Taxpayers may only be released from the taxation to which wasteland and waste land, moorland and heathland and land habitually flooded or devastated by water must be subject if these properties are re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1496

I. - The rental value of premises allocated to residential use or used for home-based salaried activity is determined by comparison with that of reference premises chosen, in the municipality, for eac…

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