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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 : Acts subject to the combined formality of registration and land registration

Article 647

I. - Registration and land registration formalities are merged for deeds published in the real estate register and deeds relating to rights registered in the Mayotte land register, excluding the liens…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Air transport contracts

Article L224-66

Air carriers and natural or legal persons marketing air tickets will reimburse the taxes and fees individually identified and displayed as such in the price of the ticket they have sold, which are due…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Car maintenance and repair

Article L224-67

Any professional who markets maintenance or repair services for motor vehicles or two- or three-wheeled vehicles allows consumers to opt for the use, for certain categories of spare parts, of parts fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Polling station

Article R2122-60

The polling station checks that the voting systems have been sealed, that they are working properly, that the vote counter has been reset to zero and that the electronic ballot boxes are empty.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Computation of time limits

Article 648

The day of the date of the deed or the day of the opening of the estate is not counted in the time limits set for the performance of the registration formality or the merged formality. When the expiry…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 63

Prior to the celebration of the marriage, the civil registrar will make a publication by means of a poster affixed to the door of the common house. This publication will state the forenames, surnames,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section X: Stamping machines

Article 633

In the various cases where, in tax matters, payment is evidenced by the affixing of stamps, vignettes or marks, the administration may authorise taxpayers to replace these figurines with imprints prin…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Use and habitation

Article 626

It cannot be enjoyed, as in the case of usufruct, without first giving security and making statements and inventories.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Requests for prior acts

Article 626

A person convicted of a felony or misdemeanour by a final criminal judgment or, in the event of incapacity, his or her legal representative or, in the event of death or declared absence, the persons m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Nominal partners of partnerships and members of joint ventures

Article 60

The profits of companies referred to in Article 8 is determined, in all cases, under the conditions laid down for sole traders. These companies are bound by the obligations normally incumbent on sole…

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