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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 717

The First President or his delegate may refer the application as it stands to a hearing of the court, the date of which he shall fix.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 763

Where representation by a lawyer is compulsory, the defendant is required to constitute a lawyer within the period of fifteen days, starting from the summons. However, if the summons is delivered to h…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 765

…the defendant is a natural person, his surname, forenames, profession, domicile, nationality, date and place of birth; b) If the defendant is a legal person, its form, name, registered office and the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 764

As soon as it is constituted, the defendant's lawyer informs the plaintiff's lawyer; a copy of the act of constitution is given to the court registry. The document includes, where applicable, the defe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 767

The copy of the writ of summons and of the pleadings shall be delivered to the court registry either as soon as they are served, with proof of service, or if they were served before the court was seis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 768

The pleadings must expressly state the parties' claims and the pleas in fact and in law on which each of these claims is based, indicating for each claim the documents relied on and their numbering. A…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 766

The parties' pleadings shall be signed by their lawyer and served in the same way as notifications between lawyers. If there is more than one plaintiff or defendant, they must be notified to all the l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Rules common to movable and immovable property

Article 763

Where the transfer relates solely to bare ownership or usufruct, deeds and declarations relating to gratuitous transfers must disclose the date and place of birth of the usufructuary; and, if the birt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Licences and transfers of inheritance rights

Article 750

I. - Shares and undivided portions of immovable property acquired by auction are subject to tax at the rates provided for sales of the same property.II. - However, the sale by auction of movable or im…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 779

…sfer duties free of charge, an allowance of €100,000 is made on the share of each of the ascendants and on the share of each of the children living or represented as a result of pre-decease or renunci…

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