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Showing 1–10 of 61017 articles for “Art. L. 174-1”
Hull insurance covers material loss and damage to the boat and its insured outbuildings resulting from all navigation accidents or events of force majeure, except where formal and limited exclusions a…
When the Investigating Chamber quashes an indictment for breach of the provisions of Article 80-1, the person is considered to be an assisted witness from the time of their first appearance and for al…
The contract of lease is terminated by the loss of the thing leased, and by the respective failure of the lessor and lessee to fulfil their commitments.
…erpetrators or accomplices. Proceedings are initiated under the conditions provided for in articles L. 229 to L. 231 du livre des procédures fiscales.
The tax offences commission provided for in article L. 228 of the Book of Tax Procedures is composed, under the chairmanship of a State Councillor, active or honorary, elected by the General Assembly…
Where judicial supervision includes the obligation set out in 8° of article 138, the provisions of articles R. 131-3 to R. 131-4-1 of the Penal Code are applicable. The certificate they contain serves…
In order for their family dependents to be taken into account, taxpayers must send the administration a declaration stating the surname, first names, date and place of birth of each of their children…
In the absence of an ascendant, a brother or sister, uncle or aunt, cousin or first cousin, of full age, may object only in the following two cases:1° Where the consent of the family council, required…
The judge may have a sound, visual or audiovisual recording made of all or part of the investigative steps he or she takes. The recording shall be kept at the court registry. Each party may request th…
…documents shall be removed from the information file and filed at the registry of the Court of Appeal. The acts or documents of the proceedings that have been partially annulled shall be cancelled aft…
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