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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 E

…ce or gambling subject to the progressive levies mentioned in Article 1560 of this Code, Article L. 2333-56 of the General Local Authorities Code and 2 to 9 of II of Article 34 of Law no. 2017-1775 of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-20

Without prejudice to the application of Article 694-4, enforcement of a confiscation order shall be refused in any of the following cases: 1° If the certificate is not produced, if it is drawn up inco…

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

Article 241

The supervising judge may be present at the technician's operations. He may ask for explanations and set time limits.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 decies

(1) (Repealed)2. The persons mentioned in 2 of I of article 266 sexies, members of the air quality monitoring organisations provided for by article 3 of law no. 96-1236 of 30 December 1996 on air and…

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

Article 2358

A pledge of a claim may be made for a specific period of time. It may relate to a fraction of a claim, unless the claim is indivisible.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 2232

The postponement of the starting point, suspension or interruption of prescription may not have the effect of extending the period of extinctive prescription beyond twenty years from the day on which…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Autonomous guarantee

Article 2321

…rt of the beneficiary or collusion on the part of the beneficiary with the principal. The guarantor may not raise any exception relating to the guaranteed obligation. Unless otherwise agreed, this sec…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Amicable distribution

Article R332-2

…ors meeting the conditions of article L. 331-1, the pursuing party shall, within two months of publication of the sale document, notify a request for an updated statement of claims to the registered c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237

Expenses relating to advertising prohibited by the articles L. 3323-2, L. 3323-4 and L. 3323-5 of the Public Health Code are not deductible in determining profits subject to income tax or corporation…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Cases and procedure for legal separation

Article 297

A spouse against whom an application for divorce is made may make a counterclaim for legal separation. However, where the main application for divorce is based on the permanent alteration of the marri…

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