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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: The defence.

Article 20

The judge may always hear the parties themselves.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: The law.

Article 13

The judge may invite the parties to provide such explanations of law as he considers necessary for the resolution of the dispute.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: The facts.

Article 8

The judge may invite the parties to provide such explanations of fact as he considers necessary for the resolution of the dispute.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: The defence.

Article 19

The parties shall freely choose their defence counsel either to be represented or to be assisted as permitted or ordered by law.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: The law.

Article 12

The judge shall decide the dispute in accordance with the rules of law applicable to it. He must give or restore their exact characterisation to the facts and acts in dispute without stopping at the n…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: The defence.

Article 18

The parties may defend themselves, subject to cases in which representation is compulsory.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVII ter: Taxation of real estate investment funds

Article 239 nonies

I. - Real estate investment funds are undertakings for collective real estate investment and professional undertakings for collective real estate investment, referred to in paragraph 3 of sub-section…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-4

I.-The declarations referred to in 1° of I of article R. 123-1 include the information essential for the recipient bodies to exercise their prerogatives or for registration in the registers or busines…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-5

I.-A single act of communication to the public is the process by which, for the purpose of communication to the public, a broadcasting organisation, from the national territory or the territory of ano…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-5

Failing opposition notified by the author or publisher on expiry of the period provided for in I of Article L. 134-4, the collective management organisation shall offer authorisation for the reproduct…

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