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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 38

Where an incidental claim exceeds the rate of its jurisdiction, the judge, if a party raises lack of jurisdiction, may either rule only on the original claim or refer the parties to litigate the whole…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title IV: The judicial oath.

Article 321

The oath is taken by the party in person and at the hearing. If the party proves that he is unable to travel, the oath may be taken either before a judge appointed for the purpose who shall travel, as…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Termination of proceedings.

Article 384

Except in cases where this effect results from the judgment, proceedings are extinguished incidentally to the action by the effect of a settlement, acquiescence, discontinuance of the action or, in no…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stoppage of proceedings.

Article 393

The costs of the expired proceedings shall be borne by the person who brought the proceedings.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 323

Actions relating to parentage cannot be waived.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23° bis : Tax credit for childcare costs for young children

Article 200 quater B

Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B may benefit from a tax credit equal to 50% of the expenses actually incurred for the care of children under the age of six whom they are…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 349

Any challenge to the decisions of the accounting officer of customs relating to the guarantees required of the person liable for payment may be brought, within fifteen days of notification of the repl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R754-1

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Forgery of authentic instruments.

Article 304

The judge may order the person who drew up the disputed deed to be heard.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Withdrawal of the claim at first instance.

Article 398

Withdrawal of proceedings does not entail renunciation of the action, but only extinction of the proceedings.

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