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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 121

1. For the application of Article 120, the incorporation of reserves by a foreign company into its share capital does not constitute a chargeable event for income tax. The provisions set out in 1 of A…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 124

…in 1 above have perished as a result of a duly recorded case of force majeure, the customs service may exempt the tenderer and his guarantor from payment of the duties and taxes.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Sale of real estate and businesses belonging to minors under guardianship or adults under guardianship.

Article 1278

The provisions of R. 322-59, R. 322-66 to R. 322-72 of the code des procédures civiles d'exécution. However, when received by a notary, auctions may be conducted without the assistance of a lawyer. In…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-10

A copy of the documents in proceedings initiated by the public prosecutor on the basis of articles 1210-4,1210-7,1210-8and 1210-9 must be communicated to the French central authority under the Hague C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Checks and common provisions

Article L753-12

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 317-1 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 317-2 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 317-3Order no. 2017-1433…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Checks and common provisions

Article L752-12

…column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 317-1 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 317-2 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 317-3Order no. 2017-1433…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to adults.

Article 1238

…n days of its delivery or receipt, by order not subject to appeal. Any member of the family council may also object to the deliberation within fifteen days of it, by application to the judge. In all c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 122

…the sum redeemed and the issue rate of the loans under the conditions referred to in 3° of article 119.2. The income from capitalisation bonds or contracts as well as investments of the same nature me…

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

Article 123

…prosecutor, by the head of the prison, who also issues a copy. Warrants to bring, arrest or search may, in an emergency, be disseminated by any means. In this case, the essential particulars of the o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bearer bonds and stipulations for third parties

Article 1207

The revocation can only be made by the stipulator or, after his death, by his heirs. The latter may only do so after the expiry of a period of three months from the day on which they gave the benefici…

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