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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 891

The Minister for the Economy and Finance is authorised to grant taxpayers a 0.50% discount on the amount of duties collected by means of machine fingerprinting (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 888

Each mobile stamp is clearly marked with its price and has the words "French Republic" as the caption..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-9

…dance with this appendix:ADMISSIBILITYFirst testAccountingI. - IntroductionA. - History, definition and role of accounting:Diversity in time and space of accounting models.Accounting-economy relations…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 803

The closure order may only be revoked if a serious cause has come to light since it was made; the constitution of a lawyer subsequent to the closure does not, in itself, constitute a cause for revocat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 800

…s or arguments presented by a party after the order. The same shall apply in the event of a serious and duly justified reason. If there are no other parties to conclude the case, the judge orders that…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 807

Investigative measures ordered by the court are carried out under the supervision of the pre-trial judge, subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 155. On completion of an investiga…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 804

…amber or another judge designated by him. The report sets out the subject matter of the application and the parties' pleas in law, specifies the questions of fact and law raised by the dispute and men…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 805

The pre-trial judge or the magistrate in charge of the report may, if the lawyers do not object, hold the hearing alone to hear the pleadings. He reports to the court in his deliberations.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 801

If the lawyers fail to complete the procedural acts within the time limits set, the Pre-Trial Judge may, ex officio, after giving notice to the lawyers, issue a reasoned striking-off order that is not…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 802

…ver, applications to intervene voluntarily, submissions relating to accrued rent, arrears, interest and other incidental costs and disbursements made up to the opening of the debates are admissible, i…

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