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Showing 191200 of 58536 articles for Art. II · Cass. 3e civ. 15 September 2010 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 November 1998

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 153

…appear by force of law. A witness who fails to appear is liable to the fine provided for in Article 434-15-1 of the Penal Code. The obligation to take an oath and give evidence is not applicable to pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 158

…not applicable.2. Net property income is determined in accordance with the provisions of articles 14 to 33 quinquies.3.1° Income from transferable capital taken into account in the basis of net overa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 5: Other remedies

Article 1502

…the cases provided for judgments in Article 595 and under the conditions provided for in Articles 594,596,597 and 601 to 603. The appeal shall be brought before the arbitral tribunal. However, if the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Sentences rendered abroad

Article 1525

…may refuse recognition or exequatur of the arbitral award only in the cases provided for in Article 1520.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Allocation of tax

Article 1566

The proceeds of the tax referred to in articles 1559 et 1560 is allocated to the communes in whose territory the gaming houses have their establishments. It is paid monthly, after deduction of a 5% de…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 156

Civil registrars who proceed with the celebration of marriages contracted by sons or daughters who have not reached the age of eighteen without the consent of the fathers and mothers, that of the gran…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Tax on hydrocarbon exploration

Article 1590

…ccording to the period of validity of the exclusive exploration licence provided for in Article L. 142-1 or article L. 142-2 of the Mining Code and according to the following rates per square kilometr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: The procedure for judging the entire dispute

Article 1564

…the registry of the judicial court, the notification referred to in the third paragraph of Article 1563 states that the opposing party must constitute a lawyer within fifteen days of that notificatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-15

…the following levels: 1° For the whole body: 1 millisievert per year; 2° For the crystalline lens: 15 millisieverts per year; 3° For the extremities and skin: 50 millisieverts per year; 4° For the ra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L752-15

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right…

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