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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: The court-appointed estate agent.

Article 1357

The president of the judicial court or his delegate may, of his own motion or at the request of the heirs, summon the mandatary, request from him all information on the progress of his mission and iss…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15°: Low-cost housing

Article 138

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A: 1° and 2° (Obsolete provisions); 3° The proceeds of bond loans contracted before 1 January 196…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 131

…territory of the Republic, the investigating judge, after consultation with the public prosecutor, may issue an arrest warrant for the person if the offence carries a penalty of correctional imprison…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Two-year exemption

Article 1383

…rom property tax on built properties for the two years following their completion. The municipality may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A bis and for its own sha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394

…s, as well as the roads of land associations for agricultural and forestry land development, rivers;2° State properties, properties of the regions, properties of the departments for taxes levied by th…

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

Article 1361

The court shall order the partition, if it can take place, or the sale by auction if the conditions set out in Article 1378 are met. When partition is ordered, the court may appoint a notary to draw u…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135

In criminal and correctional matters, committal orders may only be issued in execution of the order provided for in Article 145.The officer responsible for executing the committal order will hand over…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Obtaining documents held by a third party.

Article 138

…thentic or private deed to which he has not been a party or to a document held by a third party, he may ask the judge hearing the case to order the issue of a copy or the production of the deed or doc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other written documents

Article 1378

…thor, the same evidential force as writings under private signature; but the person relying on them may not divide the entries in order to retain only those that are favourable to him.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The European Small Claims Procedure.

Article 1385

Where the court rejects the application on the grounds that it appears to be manifestly unfounded or inadmissible or that the applicant has not completed or rectified the application form within the t…

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