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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1439

The party wishing to obtain the issue of a second enforceable copy of an authentic instrument must apply to the president of the judicial court. The request shall be made by petition.In the event of r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Arbitration proceedings

Article 1470

…ss otherwise stipulated, the arbitral tribunal shall have the power to decide the incident of verification of handwriting or forgery in accordance with the provisions of Articles 287 to 294 and from a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-17-2

Any infringement of the prohibition laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006, referred to above, and in Article 2 of Council…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26-3

Applications for delegation or its renewal must be submitted no later than: - 30 June of the year following that of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games; -30 June of the year in which the Olympic a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173

1. In the cases referred to in Article 169-1 a, and subject to the derogation provided for in 2 below, goods imported under temporary admission must be, before expiry of the time limit and after havin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1772

1. Are liable, independently of the tax penalties enacted by this code, to a fine of €4,500 and five years' imprisonment:1° Any business agent, expert or any other person whose profession, either on t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Assessment of tax

Article 1477

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals volunteering in France

Article D426-12

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 426-21 is issued to an association or foundation that has been in existence for at least three years and holds the authorisation provided for in article 15…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-14

When no opposition has been lodged within the time limit and after taking into account an additional period of ten days required for the appeal to be forwarded, the court registrar shall declare the E…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Community liabilities

Article 1409

…nce owed by the spouses and the debts contracted by them for the upkeep of the household and the education of the children, in accordance with Article 220;on a final basis or subject to recompense, as…

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