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

Article 1373

In the event of disagreement between the co-sharers on the draft liquidation statement drawn up by the notary, the notary shall forward to the assigned judge a report setting out the respective statem…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 1300

The information provided for in the second paragraph of article 1397 of the Civil Code is notified to the persons who had been parties to the marriage contract, to the adult children of each spouse or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L775-13

I.- Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1396

Any changes made to matrimonial agreements before the marriage is celebrated must be recorded by a deed drawn up in the same form. No change or counter-letter is, moreover, valid without the simultane…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The inventory.

Article 1328

The inventory may be requested by those who may request the affixing of seals and, where applicable, by the curator of the vacant estate.

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

Article 1359

In the event of multiple summonses, the applicant for partition is the one who first had his summons registered at the registry of the judicial court.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: The conciliation procedure

Article 130

The content of the agreement, even if partial, is recorded in minutes signed by the parties and the judge or in a report signed by the parties and the mediator, as appropriate.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1396

I. - Property tax on undeveloped properties is established on the basis of the cadastral rental value of these properties determined in accordance with the rules defined in

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Evidence by judicial presumption

Article 1382

Presumptions which are not established by law, are left to the discretion of the judge, who must admit them only if they are serious, precise and concordant, and only in cases where the law admits pro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The authentic instrument

Article 1371

An authentic instrument is authentic until a forgery is recorded in respect of what the public official says he has personally performed or recorded.In the event of a forgery being recorded, the judge…

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