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Showing 701710 of 36923 articles for Art. Cass. com. 21-4-2022 n° 20-16.295

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 201 ter

In the event of the transfer or cessation of a business, the provisions referred to in articles 39 bis to 39 bis B not yet used shall be considered as a component of immediately taxable profit under t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-70

Production companies may submit only one application per calendar year, with the exception of applications for additional investment where an initial investment has been made under the second sentence…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-20

The Chairman of the National Commission has the casting vote in the event of a tie. The decisions of the national commission shall indicate the number of votes in favour and against, as well as any ab…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the intervention of a third party authorised to receive payment requests

Article R2192-21

The contract includes stipulations on the penalties incurred as a result of failure to comply with the time limit mentioned in article R. 2192-19 or the obligation provided for in article R. 2192-20,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Termination of the transaction

Article L315-20

On the death of the borrower or the last living of the co-borrowers, the heirs may pay the debt capped at the value of the property estimated on the day the estate is opened. This valuation is carried…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-20

The mandataire judiciaire appointed by the court has sole standing to act on behalf of and in the collective interest of the creditors. However, in the event that the mandataire judiciaire fails to ac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Ad hoc mandate.

Article R611-20

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-20

In the event of the annulment of the election of all the members of the assembly of a union or of all the members of a college, new elections for the union or college concerned must be organised withi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-2

French nationals who have the option of renouncing French nationality in the cases referred to in this title may exercise this option by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq. He may…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-20

Goods may be surrendered if they are : 1° totally lost ;2° Lost or damaged up to three quarters of their value;3° Sold en route due to material damage to the insured objects as a result of a covered r…

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