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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1832-1

Even if they use only community property for contributions to a company or for the acquisition of company shares, two spouses alone or with other persons may be partners in the same company and partic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-15

When the nullity of the company is declared, it terminates, without retroactivity, the performance of the contract. With regard to the legal person that may have come into existence, it produces the e…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-17

…t of the company or of the acts and deliberations subsequent to its incorporation shall be barred after three years from the day on which the annulment decision has become res judicata. The disappeara…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1074-1

Unless otherwise provided, decisions of the family court that terminate the proceedings are enforceable on a provisional basis only if they so order.By way of exception, measures relating to the exerc…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1072-1

When it rules on the exercise of parental authority or when a case is referred to it for homologation under the procedure provided for by article 1143 or by articles 1565 et seq, the family court judg…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Parentage and subsidies

Article 1149-1

…a French diplomatic or consular agent or by the court which pronounces the legitimation; in the latter case, mention of it is made in the operative part of the decision.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1516

…icle 1496, industrial establishments mentioned in article 1499 and premises whose rental value is determined under the specific conditions set out in article 1501 as well as that of non-built properti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Approved management centres, management and accounting associations, approved associations of the liberal professions and approved joint management bodies

Article 1649 quater F

…ciations whose purpose is to develop the use of accountancy, to provide assistance in management matters, to provide them with an analysis of economic, accounting and financial information with regard…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Approved management centres, management and accounting associations, approved associations of the liberal professions and approved joint management bodies

Article 1649 quater H

The associations mentioned in article 1649 quater F ensure that the income tax, turnover tax, business value added tax and, where applicable, foreign income tax returns submitted by their members are…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Approved management centres, management and accounting associations, approved associations of the liberal professions and approved joint management bodies

Article 1649 quater G

Documents held by members of associations defined in article 1649 quater F pursuant to Article 99 of this code must be drawn up in accordance with one of the professional charts of accounts approved b…

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