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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Orientation of the case

Article 778

The president shall refer to the oral hearing those cases which, on the basis of the lawyers' explanations and in view of the submissions exchanged and the exhibits communicated, appear to him to be r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 761

The parties are exempted from having to constitute a lawyer in the cases provided for by law or regulation and in the following cases: 1° In matters falling within the jurisdiction of the protection l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Jurisdiction in the event of war, mobilisation, a state of siege or a state of emergency

Article 700

In the event of a state of siege or declared state of emergency, a decree in the Council of Ministers, made on the report of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister responsible…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Rules common to movable and immovable property

Article 763

Where the transfer relates solely to bare ownership or usufruct, deeds and declarations relating to gratuitous transfers must disclose the date and place of birth of the usufructuary; and, if the birt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Exemptions

Article 749

Exempt from the registration duty or land registration tax provided for in Article 746 are redemptions of units in common investment funds and units in real estate investment funds and the distributio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article R722-7

In the event of a property seizure, where the forced sale of a debtor's property has been ordered and the commission refers the matter to the judge responsible for the property seizure for the purpose…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 73

The authentic act of the consent of the father and mother or grandparents or, in their absence, that of the family council, shall contain the forenames, surnames, occupations and domicile of the futur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 711

The court or tribunal, at the request of the public prosecutor or the interested party, shall rule in chambers after hearing the public prosecutor, the party's counsel if he so requests and, if approp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

I. - The Minister responsible for the economy shall determine, in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the conditions of application of the foll…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Transport by sea.

Article 72

1. Within twenty-four hours of the vessel's arrival in port, the master must lodge at the customs office : a) as a summary declaration : - the cargo manifest, with an authentic translation if necessar…

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