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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Judging of contraventions

Article 850

The first paragraph of Article 529 reads as follows: "For contraventions of locally applicable regulations on road traffic, insurance, hunting, fishing, environmental protection, consumer law, safety…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 838

In the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the notice provided for in Article 399 shall be given by the public prosecutor.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 845

The time limits for opposition provided for in Article 491 and in the first paragraph of article 492 are ten days if the accused resides on the island where the court sits and one month if he resides…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Judging of contraventions

Article 849

For the application of Article 527, the time limit for lodging an objection, as set out in the third paragraph of this article, is extended to two months if the defendant resides outside the island wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 8

Subject to the provisions of article 6, members of sociétés en nom collectif and general partners of sociétés en commandite simple are, where these companies have not opted for the tax regime applicab…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 878

The services responsible for land registration are responsible for: 1° Carrying out the civil formalities prescribed for the registration of liens and mortgages and other rights over immovable propert…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881

I. - The contribution from which the registrations of liens or mortgages required by the State have been exempted is due when they are cancelled.II. - In the event of acquiescence by the debtors, the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 879

I. - A real estate security contribution is payable to the State by any person who requires the completion of the formalities provided for in 1° and 2° of article 878.II. - Only those formalities requ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 880

The real estate security contribution is paid in advance by applicants to the service responsible for land registration. The service responsible for land registration gives a receipt for this at the f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Estates which have lapsed.

Article 811

Where the State claims the estate of a person who dies without an heir or an abandoned estate, it must apply to the court for the estate to be sent into possession.

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