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Showing 110 of 44723 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-3-1988 n° 86-11.144

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

Article 1988

The mandate conceived in general terms embraces only acts of administration. If it involves alienation or hypothecation, or some other act of ownership, the mandate must be express.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 311-86

The granting of aid, the principle of which has been accepted, is subject to the issue of authorisations. Prior authorisation is issued before the work is completed. It sets out the terms and conditio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The judge hearing the case.

Article 861-3

The judge responsible for hearing the case shall, where appropriate, organise exchanges between the parties appearing under the conditions and subject to the sanctions provided for in Article 446-2. H…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 86

Any natural or legal person who pays taxable sums is required, for each recipient of a taxable payment, to mention in his book, file or other document intended for the recording of pay, or, failing th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 nonies

Dividends on labour shares allocated to employees of sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière governed by the law of 26 April 1917 are subject to income tax according to the rules applicable to sala…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 N

The provisions of articles 879 to 881 M are applicable to formalities concerning buildings located in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-3

Reports drawn up in the course of investigations state the nature, date and place of the findings. They are signed by the investigator and the person concerned by the investigations. If the latter ref…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Informing the parties of the existence of sanctions. Affirmation of sincerity

Article 864

A notary who receives a treaty for the transfer of a ministerial office or a deed of sale, exchange or division or a deed for the transfer of the right to a lease or the benefit of a promise to lease…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Informing the parties of the existence of sanctions. Affirmation of sincerity

Article 863

The notary who receives a deed of sale, exchange or division is required to inform the parties of the existence of the penalties laid down by articles 850 and 1837. Express mention of this information…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Debts of the co-sharers

Article 864

Where the partitionable mass includes a claim against one of the co-partitioners, whether due or not, the latter is allotted it in the partition up to the amount of his rights in the mass. Up to the a…

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