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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Service of documents abroad.

Article 684

…plomatic channel, unless by virtue of a European regulation or an international treaty transmission may be made by another channel.The public prosecutor's office to which service must be made is, depe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Easements deriving from the location of premises

Article 641

…this water or the direction given to it aggravates the natural flow easement established by article 640, compensation is due to the owner of the lower land.The same provision applies to water from spr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-69

The employer may refuse to grant the leave if it considers that the absence is likely to have a detrimental effect on the smooth running of the company.The employer's refusal is made after consulting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-67

An employee participating in a mission outside France on behalf of a humanitarian association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or entered in the register of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-68

The period of leave cannot be deducted from the period of paid annual leave and is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining the legal and collective bargaining benefits linke…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Forgery

Article 642

…forged is in a public depository or has been drawn up in a public depository, the public prosecutor may go to that depository to carry out any necessary examinations and verifications. The public pros…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title V: Judges' rules

Article 657

…court or to different courts, are simultaneously seised of the same offence, the public prosecutor may, in the interests of the proper administration of justice, request one of the judges to relinqui…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deeds and transfers other than transfers by death

Article 655

Wills made in foreign countries may not be executed on property situated in France, unless they have been registered with the tax office of the testator's domicile, if he has retained one, otherwise w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article L785-6

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-2 Law no. 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 6

…se of his children and persons considered to be his dependants within the meaning of the articles 196 et 196 A bis. Income received by children deemed to be equally dependent on either of their parent…

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