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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°-0 bis: Priority urban policy districts

Article 1383 C ter

…its own tax system decides otherwise, in accordance with the conditions laid down in I of Article 1639 A bis, properties located in the priority urban policy neighbourhoods defined in article 5 of La…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contractualised support pathway to employment and independence

Article R5131-13

The contractual pathway contract is concluded for a fixed term and may be renewed for a maximum of twenty-four consecutive months. Following a contractual support pathway towards employment and indepe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-132

Transfers of finance leases (numbers 116 and 117 of Table 5) give rise to the levying of:1° In the case of a straightforward transfer, a fee proportional to the amount of the residual investment on th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-131

…ny request by one or more heirs of a deceased partner, pursuant to the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, to the preferential allocation to them of the shares of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R6223-13

Without prejudice to the provisions of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and of this section relating to the information that they must contain, the com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Special rebates

Article 1398 A

…pings of municipalities with their own tax system on non-built properties classified in the 2nd and 6th categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 and included…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R312-13

The table referred to in e of 6° of Article R. 312-10 indicates the amounts, periods and conditions of the instalments as well as the breakdown of each instalment between capital repayment, interest c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Communication of documents between the parties.

Article 132

A party who refers to an exhibit undertakes to communicate it to any other party to the proceedings. Communication of exhibits must be spontaneous.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Communication of documents between the parties.

Article 134

The judge shall set, if necessary under penalty of a fine, the time limit, and, if applicable, the terms and conditions of the communication.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 130

…te in which it is, the price of that which would have been alienated or property acquired by use of capital or income accruing to his benefit.

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