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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Litigation

Article 1961

Registration duties or the land registration tax when it takes the place of these duties and the contribution provided for in article 879, are not subject to restitution once they have been duly colle…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1840

…rs, as well as the first members of the management, executive or administrative bodies, are jointly and severally liable for any loss caused either by the failure to include a mandatory statement in t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D5842-3

…° The reference to Article L. 5332-1 is deleted;2° The references to Articles L. 5214-1, L. 5215-1, and L. 5216-1 are replaced by references to Articles L. 5214-1 and L. 5216-1.III. - For the applicat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 196

…documents which appear to him to contain new charges under the terms of article 189. In such a case and pending a meeting of the Investigating Chamber, the President of that court may, on the applicat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 194

…Married or widowed with five dependent children 6 Single or divorced with six dependent children 6 and so on, increasing by one share for each dependent child of the taxpayer. When the spouses are ta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-34

…t a request for sentence adjustment is inadmissible pursuant to the provisions of Articles D. 49-11 and D. 49-12 or because it has been submitted by a convicted offender who has not served the time re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1442-3

…owing are members of the Coordination Commission for Prevention, School Health, Occupational Health and Maternal and Child Protection in Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin:1° The Director G…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions relating to investment in leisure property.

Article D421-3

The procedures for applying the tax reductions granted for work carried out on certain housing belonging to tourist residences, residential tourist villages or intended for rental as furnished accommo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Martinique Regional Health Agency

Article D1445-3

For their application in Martinique: 1° Le 3° de l'article D. 1432-28 et le 8° des articles D. 1432-37, D. 1432-39 et D. 1432-41 ne sont pas applicables; 2° Le dernier alinéa de l'article D. 1432-29 n…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature and essence of the deposit contract.

Article 1918

Its object can only be movable things.

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