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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Overseas departments

Article 296 bis

…erred to in article 281 sexies; c. (Repealed). d. (Repealed) (1). (1) Repealed with effect from 1st January 1993.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-29

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3123-21, the rate of increase for overtime is 10% for each overtime hour worked up to one tenth of the hours provided for in the employment…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Causes of interruption of prescription.

Article 2245

The interpellation made to one of the joint and several debtors by an application to court or by an act of forced execution or the acknowledgement by the debtor of the right of the one against whom he…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article R2512-27

…mmune of Paris (special budget of the Préfecture de Police) and are subject, pursuant to Article L. 2512-25, a contribution from the départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 29

Subject to the provisions of

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Verification of entries requested on a principal basis.

Article 297

If the defendant acknowledges the handwriting, the judge acknowledges it to the plaintiff.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Incident of forgery.

Article 299

…edings is argued to be false, the disputed writing shall be examined as provided in Articles 287 to 295.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Verification of entries requested on a principal basis.

Article 296

When the verification of handwriting is requested as a principal claim, the judge shall hold the writing to be recognised if the defendant summoned in person does not appear.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Verification of entries requested on a principal basis.

Article 298

…f the defendant denies or ignores the writing, the procedure shall be as set out in Articles 287 to 295. The same applies where the defendant who has not been summoned in person fails to appear.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29

The ordinary civil courts have exclusive jurisdiction to hear disputes concerning the French or foreign nationality of natural persons. Questions of nationality are preliminary before any other admini…

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