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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1578

…vested in bailiffs to issue the documents provided for in this code may be exercised in the Wallis and Futuna Islands by a representative of the administrative or military authority; that vested in a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to appeals and actions for annulment

Article 1494

An appeal and an action for annulment shall be brought before the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the award was made. Such appeals shall be admissible as soon as the award has been made. The…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1440

The registrars and depositories of public registers or repertoires are required to issue copies or extracts to all applicants, subject to their rights and provided that the decision is precisely ident…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1438

The party may obtain a copy of an unregistered or imperfect document; he must apply to the president of the judicial court. The request shall be made by petition.In the event of refusal or silence on…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Société anonyme Natexis or any company it controls within the meaning of article 355-1 of law no. 66-537 of 24 July 1966 on commercial companies

Article 131

…e Article 125 A : 1° to 4° (Obsolete provisions); 4° bis For their entire duration, long-term bonds and notes issued in accordance with the law of 3 March 1941 relating to financial transactions carri…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Documents required for the declaration of activity by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France

Article A212-182-1

A copy of the form required to renew the declaration provided for in article R. 212-88 is given in appendix II-12-2-b. This form specifies the list of documents required to renew the declaration. When…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 161

…the bonus is calculated on the basis of the acquisition price or value of the securities or rights handed over in the exchange, less the amount of the balancing payment received, which has not been su…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

Not taken into account for the determination of overall net income:1° and 2° (Repealed);2° bis (Expired);3° (Repealed);3° bis (Provision transferred under 3°);3° ter Benefits in kind provided to subsc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 162

The managing partners of sociétés en commandite par actions are deemed not to dispose of their share of the corporate profits allocated to the constitution of reserves until the said reserves are dist…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156

…income available to each tax household. This net income is determined having regard to the property and capital owned by the members of the tax household designated in 1 and 3 of article 6, the profes…

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