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Showing 110 of 37768 articles for Art. Loi 89-462 du 6-7-1989

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the mandate.

Article 1989

The agent cannot do anything beyond what is carried in his mandate: the power to compromise does not contain the power to compromise.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 462

…by which he or she enters into a civil solidarity pact. No assistance or representation is required during the joint declaration before the civil registrar or the instrumental notary provided for in t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 462

Material errors and omissions affecting a judgment, even one that has become res judicata, may always be remedied by the court that rendered it or by the court to which it is referred, depending on wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 462

Judgment is given either at the same hearing at which the debates took place, or at a later date. In the latter case, the chairman informs the parties present of the day on which the judgment will be…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XV: The tax, customs and foreign exchange litigation committee.

Article 462

The Committee draws up an annual report for the Government and Parliament, which will be published, on the conditions under which transactions falling within the remit of the decentralised departments…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-89

If the requirements of the flagrante investigation relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the liberty and custody judge of the judicial co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-89

When the liberty and custody judge is informed that the person concerned has established his lawful and habitual residence in another State, he shall inform the competent authorities of the issuing St…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 duodecies

…e as well as those paid under the measures provided for in 7° of the same Article L. 1237-19-1;2° Redundancy or voluntary redundancy payments paid as part of an employment protection plan within the m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII : Taxation of capital gains on the disposal of building land

Article 238 duodecies

The provisions of articles 238 decies et 238 undecies are applicable to contributions and exchanges made after the promulgation of the Land Orientation Law n° 67-1253 of 30 December 1967.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 duodecies

…n these local authorities, for the application of 1° and 3° of the same I bis, the reference to the loi n° 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 defining rent-to-own property is replaced by the reference to the r…

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