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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1132

…quired date certain, court decisions that have become final, transfers by death carried out, before 1 January 1956:1° - which were not subject to publicity under the previous regime, but would have be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions

Article 1747

…o organise the collective refusal of tax, will be punished by the penalties provided for in Article 1 of the law of 18 August 1936 repressing attacks on the nation's credit. Any person who incites the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article R511-2-1-1

I. - The loans referred to in 3a of article L. 511-6 may be granted when the lending company or a member of its group, on the one hand, and the borrowing company or a member of its group, on the other…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Litigation

Article 1964

…lso refunded. The application for restitution must be made within the time limits set by Article R. 196-1 of the Book of Tax Procedures.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Judicial partition.

Article 1367

The formal notice provided for in article 841-1 of the Civil Code is served on the defaulting heir. If the heir or his representative fails to appear by the date set in the formal notice, the notary d…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Vacant estates.

Article 1344

The inventory includes: 1° A mention of the order entrusting the curatorship of the vacant estate to the administrative authority in charge of the estates; 2° An indication of the places where the inv…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 129

…rm them of the purpose and progress of the conciliation, under the conditions set out in Article 22-1 of Law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1013

…equires an in-depth investigation, an investigation meeting is held before the report is submitted. 1° The president of the chamber appointed in accordance with the procedures set out in 3° The design…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6262-1

In the event that the local authority's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the president of the territorial council is entitled, until the adoption…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6362-1

In the event that the local authority's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the president of the territorial council is entitled, until the adoption…

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