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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 847

Gifts and legacies made to the son of one who is successor at the time of the opening of the succession are always deemed to be made with exemption from reporting. The father coming to the succession…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Smuggling.

Article 422

Except in the case of death, failure to re-import animals sent for grazing abroad under the conditions set out in article 180 above is deemed to be smuggling if the animals are in the category of thos…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4 : The impossibility for French nationals established outside France to celebrate their marriage abroad

Article 171-9

As an exception to articles 74 and 165, where the future spouses of the same sex, at least one of whom has French nationality, have their domicile or residence in a country that does not authorise mar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Specific legacies.

Article 1017

The heirs of the testator, or other debtors of a legacy, shall be personally liable to pay it, each in proportion to the share and portion from which they benefit in the estate. They shall be mortgage…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 sexdecies

1. Where they are not taken into account for the assessment of income in the various categories, the sums paid by a taxpayer domiciled in France within the meaning of article 4 B for:a) The employment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A35

The civil servants of the corps d'encadrement et d'application de la police nationale referred to in Article 16 (4°) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and having the status of judicial police officer…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A34

The civil servants of the corps d'encadrement et d'application de la police nationale referred to in Article 16 (4°) and who have the status of judicial police officer may receive authorisation to exe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L420-2-1

The following are prohibited in communities falling under Article 73 of the Constitution and in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Fu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 356

Plenary adoption confers on the child a filiation that replaces his or her original filiation: the adopted child ceases to belong to his or her original family, subject to the prohibitions on marriage…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

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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