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Showing 8190 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French General Tax CodeIn force
19° septies: Tax reduction for property restoration in protected areas, run-down old districts and protected zones

Article 199 tervicies

…d to be in the public interest pursuant to Article L. 313-4 of the town planning code;2° - until 31 December 2023, located in a run-down old quarter delimited pursuant to Article 25 of Law no. 2009-32…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 199

…and, where applicable, the lawyers of the other parties, by a judgment delivered in chambers, which may only be appealed to the Supreme Court at the same time as the judgment on the main application.…

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

Article 192

…e number of crew and passengers and the presumed duration of the voyage, the customs administration may require the shipowners or captains to have these quantities determined by the commercial court o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° sexies : Tax reduction for expenses relating to the conservation or restoration of movable objects classified as historical monuments

Article 199 duovicies

…t of failure to comply with one of the conditions set out in II or the sale of the object before 31 December of the fifth year following completion of the work, the tax reduction obtained in respect o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-19

The writ of execution referred to in the last paragraph of article 495-18 is enforced in accordance with the rules laid down in this code for the enforcement of correctional judgements. The statute of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-19

For the application of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 495-19 and first paragraph of article 495-21, only requests or complaints in which the person either denies having committed th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 194

…number of units to be taken into account for the division of taxable income provided for in Article 193 is determined in accordance with the following provisions: FAMILY STATUS NUMBER OF UNITS Single,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-19

Where the criminal court considers refusing to enforce a confiscation order on the basis of one of the grounds referred to in 1°, 3° and 7° of article 713-20 or article 713-22, it shall, before taking…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 octodecies

…lowance takes the form of an annuity in accordance with the provisions of the articles 276,278and 279-1 of the French Civil Code, the substitution of a capital sum for future arrears, paid or allocate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Land publicity. Reform. Transitional provisions

Article 1132

…a period the expiry of which will be set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and the duration of which may not be less than five years, publicity in the real estate register may be voluntarily required,…

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