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Showing 30813090 of 47047 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7 February 1995 n° 318 · Cass. com. 17 November 1998 · Cass. com. 19 October 1999 · Cass. com. 11 January 2017 n° 15-22.382 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 17 May 1994

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-111

The alerts provided for in Articles 1 to 3 and 5 of Article 24 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation in relation to the establishment of the Europea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Permanent rules

Article 1511

…in article 1510 have not been set by the departmental commission provided for in article 1651, the mayor, duly authorised by the municipal council, is entitled to challenge them before the commission…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Defects in consent

Article 1144

The time limit for an action for nullity shall run, in the case of error or fraud, only from the day on which they were discovered and, in the case of violence, only from the day on which it ceased.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Exit

Article R552-15

For the application of the first paragraph of article L. 552-15, if a person remains in the accommodation after the date mentioned in article R. 552-12 or, where applicable, after the expiry of the pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 H

…Agence nationale des fréquences pursuant to Article L. 43 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, with the exception of stations belonging to the networks mentioned in 1° of Article L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial guarantee.

Article R512-15

I.-The amount of the financial guarantee provided for in article L. 512-7 is set by order of the Minister for the Economy. II - The guarantee commitment, which takes effect on 1st March for a period o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 153

…there is no plausible reason to suspect that he has committed or attempted to commit an offence, he may be detained only for the time strictly necessary for his hearing. If he fails to comply with thi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1504

…1498; b) Rates determined pursuant to 2 of the same B; c) Definition of the parcels to which the location coefficient mentioned in the same 2 applies. 2. On expiry of the three-month period referred…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1165

…of services, in the absence of agreement between the parties prior to their performance, the price may be fixed by the creditor, who is responsible for giving reasons for the amount in the event of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VB

…in the deed, it being specified that this price includes the existing property and the works in the case of a purchase made under the legal system for the sale of a building to be renovated. Where it…

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