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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The European Small Claims Procedure.

Article 1389

The provisions of Article 1387 do not apply to notification to the parties of the decision rendered. This notification is made, at the registry's request, by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1335

The publicity provided for in articles 788, 790 and 794 of the Civil Code is made in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The procedures for advertising by electronic means are…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 1360

…s intentions as to the distribution of the assets and the steps taken with a view to reaching an amicable partition.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1364

If the complexity of the operations justifies it, the court shall appoint a notary to carry out the partition operations and shall appoint a judge to supervise these operations. The notary shall be ch…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1374

All applications made pursuant to Article 1373 between the same parties, whether made by the plaintiff or the defendant, shall constitute a single proceeding. Any separate application is inadmissible…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Service contracts.

Article R5323-13

…gency sends to the public employment service agency commissioning the placement service and, in all cases, to Pôle emploi, the information relating to the jobseeker that is necessary, in particular: 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-13

In the event of a change of ownership of a veterinary pharmaceutical establishment, the authorisation to open is transferred to the new owner on application made jointly by the two responsible pharmac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Final provisions

Article L613-63

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this section.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of costs and resources between the region or department and the metropolitan authority

Article L5217-13

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1396 bis

I.-In Mayotte, the tax base for property tax on undeveloped properties sold from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2025 by a public entity to illegal occupiers of land is subject to a reduction for the th…

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