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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 847

If the appellant resides outside the island where the court which gave the contested decision has its seat, the statement of appeal provided for in Article 502 may be sent to the court registrar by le…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 88

A judicial declaration may be made, at the request of the public prosecutor or the parties concerned, of the death of any French national who has disappeared in France or outside France, in circumstan…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 825

…the minutes of the general meeting of shareholders which rules on the results for that financial year.The repurchase by an open-ended investment company with a preponderance of real estate capital of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 844

Gifts made outside the inheritance can only be retained, nor legacies claimed by the heir coming to share, up to the available portion: the excess is subject to reduction.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 859

The heir also has the option of bringing back in kind the donated property that still belongs to him, provided that the property is free of any charge or occupation with which it was not already encum…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 807

Investigative measures ordered by the court are carried out under the supervision of the pre-trial judge, subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 155. On completion of an investiga…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 855

The time limit for appeal provided for in the first paragraph of Article 568 is extended to one month if the applicant for judicial review resides outside the island where the court that handed down t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 820

For the application of articles 127, 133 and 135-2, if the person who is the subject of the warrant is found on an island where there is no court, the conduct takes place from the first air or sea lin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title V: Provisions specific to the joint tribunal for rural leases.

Article 888

If conciliation cannot be reached, or if one of the parties fails to appear, the case shall be referred for trial at a hearing, the date of which shall be indicated by the Chairman to the parties pres…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Proceedings for judgment

Article 830

If no conciliation is established at the hearing, the case shall be heard immediately or, if it is not in a fit state to be heard, postponed to a later hearing. In this case, the Registrar shall notif…

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