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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preferential agreement and unilateral undertaking

Article 1124

…ficiary, the right to opt for the conclusion of a contract whose essential elements are determined, and for the formation of which only the consent of the beneficiary is lacking. Revocation of the pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-1

…ree shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52and 382 of this code for the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the crimes provided…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance obligation

Article A322-10

The declaration provided for in article D. 322-13 shall be drawn up in triplicate. It shall include the surname, first name, date and place of birth and place of residence of the persons concerned, as…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-10

…in accordance with the provisions of article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Recovery and litigation of penalties and joint and several liability

Article 1754

I. - The recovery and litigation of penalties calculated on a tax are governed by the provisions applicable to that tax.II. - The recovery and litigation of other penalties are governed by the provisi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-10

The Articles L. 23-10-7 to L. 23-10-9 are applicable to the sale of a shareholding in a company subject to special regulations requiring that all or part of its capital be held by one or more members…

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

Article 1415

Property tax on built-up properties, property tax on non-built-up properties and council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwelling are established for th…

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

Article 1417

I. - The provisions of articles 1391 and 1391 B are applicable to taxpayers whose income for the year preceding that for which the tax assessment is made does not exceed the sum of 11,885 €, for the f…

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

Article 1416

Where no special rolls are drawn up (1), the taxpayers omitted or insufficiently taxed on the initial roll are entered on a supplementary roll which may be levied no later than 31 December of the year…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons and activities

Article 1447

…etting bare buildings is carried out by persons who, during the reference period defined in article 1467 A, derive gross revenue excluding tax, within the meaning of article 29, of less than €100,000…

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