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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1965 B

In the case of successive usufructs, as the eventual usufruct comes to an end, the bare owner is entitled to the return of a sum equal to what he would have paid less if the duty paid by him had been…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1961 bis

Unless it takes the place of registration duties under article 664, the land registration tax is only refundable in the event of an error by the service responsible for land registration. Subject to t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1961 ter

When the requirements set out in article 1702 bis are not complied with, the land registration tax collected once again is not refundable.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1965 E

1. The special tax on insurance agreements and penalties paid in error may be refunded. 2. The tax duly paid may only be refunded in the event of cancellation, annulment or judicial resolution of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-19

The aid awarded in the form of a grant is intended to cover current cash flow requirements.The aid awarded in the form of an advance is intended to finance the works, investments or training referred…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-19

The "Plateforme de l'Inclusion" public interest grouping provides a teleservice for completing procedures relating to integration through economic activity.The purpose of the processing of personal da…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-19

In each of the departmental commissions for inter-communal cooperation provided for in article L. 5211-42 the number of members is set at 40. This number is increased by one additional seat: a) From a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 196

If one of the parties is unable to appear, the judge who ordered the appearance or the judge appointed by the bench to which he belongs may go to that party after, if appropriate, summoning the opposi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 198

The judge may draw any legal conclusions from the declarations of the parties, or from the absence or refusal of one of them to reply, and may refer to them as equivalent to a prima facie case in writ…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 190

The parties may be questioned in the presence of a technician and confronted with witnesses.

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