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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 1300-1

Oppositions made by the persons referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article 1397 of the Civil Code are notified to the notary who drew up the deed. He informs the spouses. In the event o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1546-1

The parties may enter into a participatory procedure agreement for the purposes of readiness to proceed at any time during the proceedings.The parties may, at any time, expressly waive the right to re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Crédit mutuel et coopération agricoles

Article 130

The provisions relating to the withholding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I of Article 125 A does not apply: 1° Neither to interest shares in companies or unions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 10: Special provisions for forestry investment groups

Article R214-176-1

I. - At the end of a period of three years from the formation by public offering of the investment forestry groupings mentioned in II of article L. 331-4-1 of the French Forestry Code, or from the fir…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-1

The referral of a priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation shall be governed by the rules set out in Articles 23-1 to 23-3 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 containing the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Two-year exemption

Article 1383

…tion. The municipality may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A bis and for its own share, limit the exemption provided for in the first paragraph of this I to 40%,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Joint ventures.

Article 1872-1

…rties, or, if the formalities provided for in Article 1873-2 have been completed, those of Title IX bis of this book, all the partners then being, unless otherwise agreed, deemed to be managers of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-16-1

I.-For the duration of the research referred to in 1° of article L. 1121-1, the sponsor provides free of charge the investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, the ancillary medicinal pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 567-1-1

When the solution of a case submitted to the Criminal Division appears to be imperative, the First President or the President of the Criminal Division may decide to have the case heard by a panel of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1668

…15 September and 15 December of each year.The organisations mentioned in the first paragraph of 1 bis of Article 206 and whose turnover for the last financial year is less than €84,000, as well as l…

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