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Showing 5160 of 48715 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 24 January 1990 · Cass. soc. 17 March 1998 · Cass. soc. 15 May 2014 · Cass. soc. 6 October 2010 · Cass. soc. 21 October 1998 · Cass. soc. 15 October 1997 · Cass. soc. 16 May 1990 · Cass. soc. 31 March 2015

French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1524

In the event of a vacancy lasting more than three months, the tax may be discharged or reduced on the basis of a complaint submitted in accordance with the conditions laid down in such cases for prope…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-21

…o have not made use of the option of choosing a name under the conditions of the previous paragraph may make such a declaration when applying for the transcription of the record, at the latest within…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5 : Stipulation of unequal shares.

Article 1524

…rvives. The spouse who retains the entire community in this way is obliged to pay all its debts. It may also be agreed, in the event of survival, that one of the spouses will have, in addition to his…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 212-31

To be eligible for screenplay rewriting grants, authors must, depending on the case :1° Where the rewrite concerns a first screenplay, provide evidence of artistic experience in the film or audiovisua…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1533

The mediator and, where applicable, the person mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 1532, must satisfy the following conditions: 1° Not have been the subject of a conviction, incapacity or dis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-17

…or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or responsible persons mentioned in article L. 1142-24-16 to make an offer within the period of one month or in the event of a manifestly inadequate off…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L754-15

…column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 341-1 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-2 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 341-3, with the exception of 2°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-15

The distribution companies will take all necessary steps to ensure that the rights holders receive the aid in accordance with the same contractual terms and conditions as those laid down for cinema bo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Agreement procedure

Article 1554

At the end of the operations, the technician delivers a written report to the parties and, where applicable, to the intervening third party.The report has the value of a judicial expertise report.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1537

If necessary, the court conciliator invites the interested parties to appear before him.

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