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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2423

The registration of mortgages is carried out by the department responsible for land registration on the filing of two forms dated, signed and certified as true by the signatory of the certificate of i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L3335-2

…itive or negative amounts resulting from the application of 1.2 and 2.2 of the article 78 de la loi n° 2009-1673 du 30 décembre 2009 de finances pour 2010 perçus ou supportés par le département en 201…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 275

If the parties fail to do so, the expert will inform the judge, who may order the production of the documents, subject to a fine if necessary, or, if appropriate, authorise the expert to disregard the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Expertise.

Article 263

An expert opinion should only be ordered in cases where findings or consultation would not be sufficient to enlighten the judge.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Termination of the guarantee

Article 2318

In the event of the dissolution of the debtor or creditor legal entity as a result of a merger, demerger or the cause provided for in the third paragraph of Article 1844-5, the guarantor remains liabl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 26

The judge may base his decision on all the facts relating to the case before him, including those that may not have been alleged.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article 243

The technician may request communication of all documents from the parties and third parties, unless the judge orders otherwise in the event of difficulty.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 decies

…(Obsolete provision).III. - The deduction rights of press distribution companies governed by loi n° 47-585 du 2 avril 1947, the société professionnelle des papiers de presse and press agencies incl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 269

1 The chargeable event for the tax occurs:a) At the time when the supply, the intra-Community acquisition of goods or the provision of services is carried out;a bis) For supplies other than those refe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2364

Sums paid in respect of the pledged claim are deducted from the secured claim when it is due.If this is not the case, the pledged creditor retains them as security in a specially allocated account ope…

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