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French General Tax CodeIn force
1st Subsection: General provisions

Article 223 G

1. Where the parent company opts for the regime provided for in paragraph I of Article 220 quinquies: a) The overall deficit declared in respect of a financial year shall be set off against the overal…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 684

The document intended to be served on a person whose habitual residence is abroad shall be delivered to the public prosecutor's office, except in cases where a European regulation or an international…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions

Article 774-3

The parties are summoned to the amicable settlement hearing, at the registry's behest, by any means.The summons specifies that the parties must appear in person.Where they are not exempt from compulso…

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

Article 641

Any owner has the right to use and dispose of rainwater that falls on his land.If the use of this water or the direction given to it aggravates the natural flow easement established by article 640, co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22

The execution of a European arrest warrant shall be refused in the following cases:1° If the acts for which it was issued could be prosecuted and judged by the French courts and the public prosecution…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: Applications for relief from prohibitions, disqualifications, incapacities or publication measures

Article 703

Any application by a convicted person to be relieved of a prohibition, disqualification, incapacity or publication measure, made pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 702-1 spec…

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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 713-29

The convicted person may appeal against the decision authorising the execution of the confiscation in France. The person who holds the property that is the subject of the confiscation order or any oth…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-35

In the event of non-compliance by the sentenced person with the obligations and prohibitions imposed, the sentence enforcement judge may, in accordance with the procedures laid down by article 712-6,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-14

When the Committee considers that the evidence gathered indicates the Use of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method, and unanimously agrees that it is probable that the athlete has Used a Prohibi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-65

The laboratory called upon in application of article L. 232-18 shall draw up an analysis report setting out the results of the analyses and the types of methods used.The laboratory shall send the anal…

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