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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Securities, sums or assets on deposit. Amounts due as a result of death. Obligations of depositaries or debtors

Article 807

III of article 806, with the exception of its third and last paragraphs, is applicable to public administrations, institutions, bodies, companies, firms or persons designated in I of l'article 806 who…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Securities, sums or assets on deposit. Amounts due as a result of death. Obligations of depositaries or debtors

Article 806

I. - Public administrations, any establishments or bodies subject to the control of the administrative authority, companies or firms, investment service providers other than portfolio management compa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Securities, sums or assets on deposit. Amounts due as a result of death. Obligations of depositaries or debtors

Article 808

The depositaries designated in I of Article 806, must, within fifteen days of being notified by the tax department, of the death of one of the depositors to an undivided or joint and several account,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 803

…obtaining the parties' opinion, in order to allow the Pre-Trial Judge, in accordance with Article 785, to decide to summon the parties to a friendly settlement hearing in accordance with the procedur…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 800

…except that, in the latter case, the judge may refuse by reasoned order that is not subject to appeal. A copy of the order is sent to the defaulting party at his real domicile or residence. The judge…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

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
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 804

The Pre-Trial Judge gives an oral report on the case at the hearing before the oral arguments. Exceptionally, the report may be made by the president of the chamber or another judge designated by him.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

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
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 801

…after giving notice to the lawyers, issue a reasoned striking-off order that is not subject to appeal. A copy of this order shall be sent to each of the parties by simple letter addressed to their ac…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 802

After the closing order, no pleadings may be lodged or exhibits produced at the debates, on pain of inadmissibility pronounced ex officio. However, applications to intervene voluntarily, submissions r…

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