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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Community liabilities

Article 1416

The community which has discharged a debt for which it could be sued by virtue of the preceding articles is nevertheless entitled to a reward, whenever this commitment had been contracted in the perso…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Community liabilities

Article 1414

The earnings and wages of a spouse may only be seized by his or her spouse's creditors if the obligation was incurred for the maintenance of the household or the education of the children, in accordan…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Community liabilities

Article 1417

…ffences, or reparation and costs to which he or she had been sentenced for civil torts or quasi-torts. It is similarly entitled to a reward if the debt it has discharged had been contracted by one of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1413

…ission from the roll within the period provided for in Article R. 196-2 of the Book of Tax Procedures.II. - When, in respect of a year, an assessment of council tax on secondary residences and other f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1409

…lue of the dwellings and their outbuildings, such as garages, pleasure gardens, parks and playgrounds.This rental value is determined according to the rules defined in articles 1494 to 1508, 1516 to 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1407

…ded purpose and occupied privately by companies, associations and private bodies and which are not retained for the establishment of the business property tax;3° For furnished premises of a non-indust…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Administrative tax commissions and tax abuse committee

Article 1651

A direct tax and turnover tax commission is set up within the jurisdiction of each administrative tribunal. It is chaired by the president of the administrative tribunal, by a member of this tribunal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-17

…suspend for a period not exceeding one year the manufacture, import, export or placing on the market, whether free of charge or for a consideration, of a product and order its withdrawal from all pl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-16

…of the offence, the references of the texts punishing the said offence, the vehicle identification details and the identity of the offender or, where it has not been possible to establish his identity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-1-1

…of the Regional Health Agency" are replaced by the words: "directeur de l'agence de santé de Wallis-et-Futuna"; 2° In all articles, the reference to: "conseil départemental" or to: "conseils départeme…

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