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Showing 181190 of 27870 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-10-2013 n° 12-19.352

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1619

In all other cases, Either the sale is made of a certain and limited body, Or it has as its object distinct and separate land, Or it begins with the measure, or with the designation of the object sold…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638

I. - In the event of the creation of a new commune, different tax rates, with regard to each of the taxes levied pursuant to 1° to 4° of I of Article 1379, may be applied, depending on the territory o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-10

The exemption from the obligation to set up an emergency mechanism for payment service providers that have a dedicated interface meeting all the conditions mentioned in Article 33(6) of Commission Del…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167

1. A taxpayer domiciled in France who transfers his residence abroad is liable to income tax on the income he has disposed of during the year of his departure up to the date of his departure, on the i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640

I. - The new municipality or, by concerted deliberations of principle taken before 1st October of the year preceding that of its creation, the municipalities and, where applicable, the public establis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 164

Experts may receive, by way of information and for the sole purpose of carrying out their mission, statements from any person other than the person under investigation, the assisted witness or the civ…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 169

1. Goods designated by order of the Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance and the ministers responsible may be imported under the temporary admission procedure, under the conditions laid down in t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Obligations of third parties

Article 1684

1. In the event of the transfer of an industrial, commercial, craft or mining business, whether for valuable consideration or free of charge, whether a forced or voluntary sale is involved, the transf…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes established and collected as direct taxes for the benefit of local authorities and various bodies

Article 1641

I. - A. - In return for the costs of tax relief and non-assessments that it assumes, the State collects 2% of the amount of the following taxes:a) Property tax on built-up properties;b) Property tax o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-122-1

Veterinarians alone are authorised to administer, in the cases provided for in Article L. 5143-4, to equidae declared as being intended for slaughter for human consumption, medicinal products for huma…

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