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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Reduction of duties

Article 1595 bis

It is levied for the benefit of a departmental equalisation fund, in all communes with a population not exceeding 5,000 inhabitants other than communes classified as tourist resorts within the meaning…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 173

The minutes, opinions or reports drawn up, on the occasion of or following the execution of an investigative measure shall be sent or given in copy to each of the parties by the clerk of the court who…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 279

If the expert encounters difficulties that prevent him from carrying out his mission or if an extension of his mission proves necessary, he will report this to the judge. The judge may, in giving his…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Use of labels

Article R2111-12

A label is any document, certificate or attestation which proves that the works, products, services, processes or procedures related to the subject of the contract meet certain characteristics. The la…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-8

The applicant may request that a trade mark be registered notwithstanding opposition to it if he can show that such registration is indispensable for the protection of the trade mark abroad. If the op…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 852

The costs of food, maintenance, education, apprenticeship, ordinary equipment costs, wedding expenses and gifts of use must not be brought in, unless the disposing party wishes otherwise. The characte…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-8

Each heir may require the mandataire successoral to consult, at any time, the documents relating to the performance of his assignment. Each year and at the end of his assignment, the mandataire succes…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: The manner in which statements by members of the Government and representatives of foreign powers are received

Article 652

The Prime Minister and other members of the Government may appear as witnesses only after authorisation by the Council of Ministers, on the report of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice. Such…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-172

A document describing the accounting procedures and organisation is drawn up by the trader whenever the document is necessary for understanding the processing system and for carrying out controls. Thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-8

The report of the contribution auditors describes each of the contributions, indicates which valuation method was adopted and why it was chosen, and states that the value of the contributions correspo…

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