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Showing 131140 of 36960 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2007 – no. 05-19.947

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 157

…or by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires. Exceptionally, the courts may, by reasoned decision, choose experts who do not appear on any of these lists.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156

…icultural operations where the total net income from other sources exceeds €119,675; these deficits may, however, be allowed as a deduction from profits of the same kind in subsequent years up to and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1535

…of the European Union under the conditions provided for in Article 6 of Directive 2008/52/EC of 21 May 2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of mediation in civil and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2 : Affixing of the executory clause by the court registry

Article 1568

…y procedure takes the form of a deed countersigned by the lawyers of each of the parties, this deed may, at the request of a party, be given the formule exécutoire. The application shall be made in wr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1525

…the deliberations of the municipal councils relating to the tax for the removal of household waste may provide that the total revenue from this tax will be distributed among the owners of taxable bui…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1507

I. - Subject to article 1518 F, taxpayers may lodge a claim against the valuation attributed to the built properties they own or have the disposal of, within the time limit and in the forms provided f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1587

…ted from deposits located beyond 1 nautical mile of the baselines defined in Article 2 of Ordinance no. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016 on maritime areas under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Fren…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Provisions common to industrial establishments and commercial premises

Article 1501

I. - Special valuation procedures may be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat for categories of premises, establishments or installations of an industrial or commercial nature, where there are pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Deduction of spouse's salary

Article 154

…cial professions, the salary of the spouse actually participating in the exercise of the profession may, at the taxpayer's request, be deducted from taxable profits, provided that this salary has give…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 150

…e of the father and mother is unknown and if they have not been heard from for a year, the marriage may be solemnised if the forefathers and foremothers and the child himself make a sworn declaration…

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