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Showing 20212030 of 52309 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 2-10-2015 n° 14-14.256

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1043

In accordance with the provisions of articles L. 2113-5, L. 5212-27, L. 5215-28, L. 5217-2 and L. 5217-6 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, the transfers of property, rights or obligation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall apply additional customer due diligence measures, over and above the measures provided for in Articles L. 561-5 and L. 561-5-1, when :1° The customer,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Nationality of natural persons

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 General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special schemes and general exemptions

Article 1052

I. - Subject to the provisions of I of l'article 827 (1), the deeds required for the constitution and dissolution of low-cost housing bodies as defined in Book IV of the Construction and Housing Code…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1023

The time limits set out in articles 978 and 989 sont augmentés de : 1° One month if the applicant lives in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, S…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Access to the waiting area

Article R*343-14

The administrative authority competent to issue or withdraw the approval referred to in Article R. 343-14 is the Minister responsible for asylum.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: General information

Article 108

The provisions of articles 109 to 117 set out the rules for determining income distributed by : 1° Legal entities subject to the tax provided for in Chapter II of this Title; 2° Legal entities and joi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I : Cancellation and rectification of civil status records

Article 1046

The public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction to carry out the administrative rectification of purely material errors and omissions in civil status records and the annulment of irregularly drawn…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special schemes and general exemptions

Article 1050

Provisions subject to land publicity in deeds transferring property free of charge carried out by départements or communes on behalf of low-cost housing organisations or on behalf of semi-public const…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Scope of application

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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