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Showing 33013310 of 48530 articles for Art. L 145-16 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 February 1987 · Cass. 3e civ. 23 July 1986 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 February 1972

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIVa: Special levy on translation differences on foreign currency loans

Article 235 ter XA

When one of the conditions mentioned in the fourth paragraph of 4 of Article 38 is not complied with on a loan still outstanding during the recovery period referred to in Article L. 169 of the Book of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article D3123-23-2

When the waiting period stipulated by the social security scheme to which the departmental elected representative is subject for the payment of daily allowances is longer than the 15-day period set ou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-16

The parties present at the hearing and the counsel for the person under psychiatric care are notified of the order on the spot and acknowledge receipt. The judge verbally informs them of the time limi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-16

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 3163-3, applicable to the employment of young workers aged between sixteen and eighteen for temporary work in cases of extreme urgency, is punishabl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Depreciation of assets acquired on expiry of a leasing contract

Article 239 sexies C

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS CONCLUDED BEFORE 31 December 1995. The cost price of the asset acquired at the end of a leasing contract is increased by the sums reintegrated pursuant to articles 2…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Invalidity

Article 1182

Confirmation is the act by which the person who could rely on nullity waives it. This act mentions the subject-matter of the obligation and the defect affecting the contract. Confirmation can only tak…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection V: Divorce on conversion of legal separation

Article 1132

In the event of legal separation by mutual consent, and where a minor applies to be heard by the judge, the application for conversion to divorce by mutual consent based on article 230 of the Civil Co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised on the sale of a right to build on a property

Article 238 octies A

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presumption of absence

Article 114

Without prejudice to the special jurisdiction attributed to other courts, for the same purposes, the judge shall determine, where appropriate, according to the size of the assets, the sums that should…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Other proceedings falling within the jurisdiction of the family affairs judge

Article 1140

The proceedings are oral.At any time during the proceedings, the parties may expressly give their agreement for the proceedings to proceed without a hearing in accordance with the provisions of articl…

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