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Showing 381390 of 33588 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 10-5-1989 n° 87-16.595

French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 100

1. The declarant is authorised to rectify registered declarations subject to the following reservations:a) the correction must be requested :on import, before the customs service has authorised the re…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to nationality disputes

Article 1044

If a question of nationality is raised by a party before a court that considers that there is a preliminary question, the court shall refer that party to appeal to the competent judicial court within…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Caisses de mutualité sociale agricole (agricultural social security funds)

Article 1027

I. - The tax benefits provided by articles 1083 and 1084 are applicable to the caisses de mutualité sociale agricole. II. - 1. As stated in article L. 723-4 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-company college for safety, health and working conditions.

Article L4532-10

When the number of companies, including self-employed workers and subcontractors, and the number of workers exceed certain thresholds, the project owner will set up an inter-company safety, health and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Mobilisation of loans by the assignee or the pledgee

Article R754-10

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-19n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-20No. 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 313-22no. 2005-1007 of 22 August…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Special allocation for the financing of first numbering operations.

Article R2563-10

At the end of each financial year, the Prefect draws up, for each municipality and on the basis of the information collected, an annualised balance sheet of all the operations carried out, which summa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article 1040

In all proceedings in which a challenge to nationality or to the refusal to issue a certificate of French nationality is raised as the main issue or as an incidental issue, a copy of the summons or th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-10

The judgment rendered by the Investigating Chamber and, where applicable, the place and date of surrender of the person claimed, as well as the duration of the detention undergone with a view to such…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 1000

Insurance contracts where the risk is located outside France or does not relate to an industrial, commercial or agricultural establishment located in France are exempt from the special tax; in the abs…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Agricultural and forestry land development

Article 1023

Plans, minutes, certificates, notifications, deliberations, decisions, rulings, contracts, receipts, and generally all acts or formalities relating exclusively to the application of Chapters I, III, I…

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