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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 691

Notifications intended for the public prosecutor and those that must be made to the public prosecutor's office shall be made, as the case may be, to the public prosecutor's office of the court before…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 689

…n made to a person, notification is valid wherever it is delivered, including the place of work. Service is also validly made at the elected domicile where the law so allows or requires.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article R616-1

From the day of publication, provided for in Article R. 612-39, the application for the utility certificate mentioned in Article L. 611-2, and until payment of the fee for issuing and printing the fas…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article R616-3

The provisions of Chapters I, II, III, V, VI and VIII of this Title shall apply to utility certificate applications and utility certificates, with the exception of Articles R. 612-56-1 to R. 612-69, t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article R616-2

The search report which must be produced in any infringement proceedings brought pursuant to an application for a utility certificate or a utility certificate shall be drawn up at the written request…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 977

…alue of the assets Applicable rate (as a percentage) Not exceeding €800,000 0 Greater than €800,000 and less than or equal to €1,300,000 0.50 Greater than €1,300,000 and less than or equal to €2,570,0…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 980

…e in France. This deduction is limited to the tax on real estate wealth paid in respect of property and real estate rights located outside France or on the value of the shares defined in 2° of article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 979

…ax of a taxpayer whose tax residence is in France is reduced by the difference between, on the one hand, the total of this tax and the taxes due in France and abroad in respect of income and proceeds…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1655 quinquies

For the purposes of this Code and its annexes, a société par actions simplifiée is treated in the same way as a société anonyme.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1656 quater

I. - The provisions of this code applicable to communes, with the exception of I, IV and V of article 1636 B septies, apply to the City of Paris. For the application of these provisions: 1° The refere…

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