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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Oaths administered ex officio

Article 1386-1

The court may only refer the oath of its own motion, either on the application or on the objection to it, if it is not fully justified or completely devoid of evidence.

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

Article 244 quater M

…um growth wage established pursuant to articles L. 3231-2 to L. 3231-11 of the French Labour Code.I bis.-For companies that meet the definition of a microenterprise given in Annex I to Commission Regu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 964-1

As an exception to

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 963

Where the appeal falls within the scope of Article 1635 bis P of the General Tax Code, the parties must provide proof of payment of the duty provided for in that Article, failing which the appeal or t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Persons responsible for social and personality investigations or contributing to judicial supervision or probationary suspension

Article R121-1

It is allocated to personality investigators and judicial controllers, authorised natural persons: 1° For the verification of the material, family or social situation of persons who are the subject of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 G

…referred to in 1 of Article 38 is used, less the loss carried forward applied in accordance with 1° bis and 1° ter of I of Article 156. Where industrial and commercial profits are determined in accord…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-39

The decisions of the President of the Investigating Chamber or the President of the Penal Enforcement Chamber shall state the reasons on which they are based.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-37

The President of the Investigating Chamber or the President of the Sentence Enforcement Chamber may also be referred to directly by the prisoner or his lawyer, in accordance with the same procedures,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-38

Without prejudice to the provisions of the second paragraph of III of the article 803-8 providing for a suspensive appeal by the public prosecutor, an appeal lodged by a sentenced person against a tra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-36

The decisions provided for in sections 2 to 5 of this chapter may, within ten days of their notification, be appealed to the President of the Investigating Chamber or the President of the Penal Enforc…

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