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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I : Cancellation and rectification of civil status records

Article 1048

…ourt of Paris or its president. The court of the place where the record was drawn up or transcribed may also be seised.Only the following courts, however, have jurisdiction:- the court of the place wh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1070

…a contribution to the costs of the marriage or compensatory allowance, the court with jurisdiction may be that of the place where the creditor spouse or the parent who is the main carer of the childr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Scope of application

Article 1000

…cated at the place of residence or principal establishment of the policyholder. But these contracts may not be used in France, by public deed, or before any other constituted authority, if they have n…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1007

…ition of the will, specifying the circumstances of the deposit. In the case provided for in article 1006, the notary shall verify the conditions of the legatee's seisin with regard to the universal na…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I : Cancellation and rectification of civil status records

Article 1047

The purely material errors or omissions which, pursuant to Article 99-1 of the Civil Code, may be rectified by the civil registrar, are: 1° An error or omission in a civil status record, proof of whic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Social institutions

Article 1066

I. - Subject to the provisions of article 1020 and in accordance with the second paragraph of article L. 132-11 of the Social Action and Family Code, acts performed and decisions made in connection wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article R2122-10

The mayor may delegate to one or more permanent civil servants of the municipality all or part of the functions he performs as a civil registrar, except those provided for in Article 75 of the Civil C…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Social institutions

Article 1072

…ho provide proof of a certificate of indigence issued to them by the police commissioner, or by the mayor in communes where there is no police commissioner, on the basis of a certificate from the publ…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 100

…goods, or has established the inaccuracy of the particulars of the declaration;c) the rectification may not have the effect of making the declaration cover goods of a different type from that initiall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Products not eligible for direct marketing

Article L341-10

…thout prejudice to the special rules applicable to the marketing of certain products, the following may not be marketed: 1° Products for which the maximum risk is not known at the time of subscription…

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