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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions

Article 1746

1. Making it impossible for officials authorised to record breaches of tax legislation to carry out their duties is punishable by a fine of €25,000, imposed by the criminal court. In the event of a re…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 1084

…e divorce has become res judicata, to applications relating to compensatory allowance. The articles 1075-1 and 1075-2 of this code shall apply.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Objections to marriage

Article 174

…ter, uncle or aunt, cousin or first cousin, of full age, may object only in the following two cases:1° Where the consent of the family council, required by Article 159, has not been obtained;2° Where…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book VI: Overseas provisions.

Article 1575

…23-686 of 29 July 2023 with the exception of the provisions of Titles IV and V of Book II, Articles 1074-2 to 1074-4, the fifth paragraph of Article 1145, Article 1146-1, Chapters IV and VI of Title I…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1145

…oth parents to set up financial intermediation for the payment of this allowance in accordance with 1° of II of Article 373-2-2 of the Civil Code. This additional original is intended to be sent to th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: The family council

Article 1238

…he family council, which he then chairs, for further deliberation on the same subject. The articles 1234-1 to 1235 and 1239-3 are then applicable.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The rights of spouses and matrimonial property regimes.

Article 1292

…roperty is brought before the family court of the family's residence. It obeys the rules of Article 1136-1.An extract of the application shall be forwarded by the applicant's lawyer to the registries…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-2-1

When the misleading commercial practices mentioned in articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 have been followed by the conclusion of one or more contracts, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Value-added services

Article L224-47-1

I.-The operator mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 224-43 provides, in the cases provided for in II of Article L. 224-46, to suspend access to the number and, where applicable, to terminat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-5-1

…vidual allocations under the components of the global operating grant mentioned in articles L. 2334-1 and L. 3334-1 may be established by order of the Minister responsible for local authorities publis…

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