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Showing 941950 of 24212 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 8 July 2008 – no. 07-16.761

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R3211-8

Before the liberty and custody judge and the first president of the court of appeal, the person undergoing psychiatric care is assisted or represented by a lawyer. He shall be represented by a lawyer…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-8

…reference to the clause containing the information mentioned in the same article is also indicated. 8° The following statement is inserted immediately after the box: "The purpose of this box is to dra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 decies

Benefits paid under the provident scheme for professional football players instituted by the professional football charter are, with the exception of the capital sum in the event of the death or total…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-8

Without prejudice to any criminal penalties that may be incurred, an account holder who is provided with a sum greater than that to which he is entitled pursuant to the articles of this chapter shall…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-80

Any loan intended to supply the establishment fund provided for in article R. 322-44 or, except in the case provided for in article R. 322-79, to finance the development of insurance operations and ne…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Provisions specific to certain agreements

Article 817 A

A Conseil d'Etat decree (1) sets the conditions for application of article 816, of II of article 816 A and Article 817, in particular the definition of partial contributions of assets, mergers or tran…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tariffs and their application

Article 846 bis

Powers of attorney, mortgage releases and notarial deeds other than those recording usucapion are subject to a fixed land registration tax or, where applicable, a fixed registration fee of €25. The ra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 I

The contribution levied for each declaration either of cession of anteriority, or of subrogation, or of subrogation and change of domicile by the same deed shall be liquidated at the single rate of 0.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-8

Private healthcare establishments of collective interest may enter into cooperation agreements for one or more specific purposes, either with a public healthcare establishment or with the support esta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNES DES DÉPARTEMENTS DE LA MOSELLE, DU BAS-RHIN ET DU HAUT-RHIN

Article L5816-8

The distribution between the interested communes of the expenditure decided by the syndicate commission is made by the municipal councils. In the event of disagreement between the municipal councils o…

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