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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The arbitration award

Article 1481

The arbitral award shall contain an indication of: 1° The surnames, forenames or names of the parties and their domicile or registered office; 2° Where applicable, the names of the lawyers or any pers…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions common to property tax and council tax

Article 1417

…relating to the said income. For Martinique, Guadeloupe and Réunion, the income amounts are set at €14,064 for the first share, plus €3,359 for the first half share and €3,174 for each additional half…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liquidation and partition of the community.

Article 1479

…ummons. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, they are assessed according to the rules of article 1469, third paragraph, in the cases provided for therein; interest then accrues from the date of liq…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The arbitration tribunal

Article 1457

It is the arbitrator's responsibility to continue his mission until the end of it unless he can justify an impediment or a legitimate reason for abstaining or resigning. In the event of a dispute as t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Obligations and contributions to liabilities after dissolution.

Article 1483

Each of the spouses may only be sued for half of the debts that had entered the community on the part of his or her spouse. After the partition and except in the case of concealment, he or she is only…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Arbitration proceedings

Article 1473

Unless otherwise agreed, the arbitral proceedings shall also be suspended in the event of the death, impediment, abstention, resignation, challenge or removal of an arbitrator until the arbitrator app…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1415

The opposition shall be brought, as the case may be, before the court whose judge or president issued the order for payment.It shall be lodged at the court registry, by the debtor or any agent, either…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Annual tax

Article 1478

…and leisure parks exercising a seasonal activity.VI. - The organisations mentioned in II of article 1447 become taxable under the conditions set out in II, from the year in which one of the three cond…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Community liabilities

Article 1411

…merged into the common patrimony and can no longer be identified according to the rules of Article 1402.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1407

The application shall be made by petition delivered or addressed, as the case may be, to the registry by the creditor or by any agent. In addition to the particulars prescribed by Article 57, the appl…

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