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French General Tax CodeIn force
a : Formality of registration

Article 655

Wills made in foreign countries may not be executed on property situated in France, unless they have been registered with the tax office of the testator's domicile, if he has retained one, otherwise w…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 651

The documents are brought to the attention of the interested parties by the notification made to them. Service by a bailiff is service. Notification may always be made by service even though the law w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Appeals in the interest of the law

Article 620

When, on the formal order given to him by the Minister of Justice, the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation denounces to the Criminal Division judicial acts, rulings or judgments that are contr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 608

Except in cases specified by law, other final judgments may not be appealed to the Court of Cassation independently of judgments on the merits. The appeal may be lodged by the plaintiff within the tim…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-62

Persons entered in the file pursuant to the first paragraph of B of II of article 19 de la loi n° 2015-912 du 25 juillet 2015 may apply to the juge des libertés et de la détention for the deletion of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Service of documents in ordinary form.

Article 667

Service is effected in a sealed envelope or envelope, either by post or by delivery of the document to the addressee against a receipt.Service in the ordinary form may always be effected by delivery a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 689

Notifications shall be made at the place where the addressee resides if he is a natural person. However, when made to a person, notification is valid wherever it is delivered, including the place of w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tariffs and their application

Article 677

Subject to special provisions, the following are subject to proportional or progressive taxation: 1° Transfers, either inter vivos or by death, of ownership or usufruct of movable or immovable propert…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Transmission and execution of requests for mutual assistance

Article 694

…l be returned to the competent authorities of the requesting State in accordance with the same procedures. However, unless otherwise stipulated in an international agreement, requests for mutual assis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689

The perpetrators or accomplices of offences committed outside the territory of the Republic may be prosecuted and tried by the French courts either when, in accordance with the provisions of Book I of…

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