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Showing 25812590 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76

1. With regard to woods, oseraies, alder groves and willow groves located in France, the taxable agricultural profit from the felling of woodland is set at a sum equal to the income used as the basis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Transfers of company rights

Article 726

…n a regulated financial instruments market within the meaning of l'article L. 421-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code or on a multilateral trading facility within the meaning of Article L. 424-1 of t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 798

The closure of the investigation, in the cases provided for in Articles 778,779,799and 800, shall be made by an unreasoned order that may not be appealed. A copy of this order shall be delivered to th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 763

In the event that a criminal sentence is time-barred, the convicted person is automatically and permanently banned from residing in the département where the victim of the crime or his direct heirs re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration.

Article L123-7

…presumption of merchant status. However, this presumption is not enforceable against third parties and administrations that provide proof to the contrary. Third parties and public authorities are not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-78

Each fire and rescue service in Corsica is administered by a board of directors made up of representatives of the Corsican collectivity, the communes and the public establishments for inter-communal c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-79

The Board of Directors comprises a minimum of fifteen members and a maximum of thirty members. Its composition is determined in accordance with Article L. 1424-26. Seats are distributed between: 1° Th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-7

…s referred to in article L. 212-2 are those relating to the practice of: 1° Scuba diving, anywhere, and freediving, in the natural environment and in diving pits ; 2° Canoeing and kayaking and associa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Suspension of the contract and protection against breach.

Article L1226-7

…sed by the accident or disease. The employment contract is also suspended during the waiting period and for the duration of the rehabilitation, re-education or vocational training course that the pers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1242-7

…n practice not to use open-ended employment contracts due to the nature of the activity carried out and the temporary nature of these jobs; 5° Replacement of one of the persons mentioned in 4° and 5°…

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