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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 14

When a court decision allocates a sum of money or other property benefits to a minor under guardianship or legal administration, a copy of this decision must, ex officio, be sent to the competent guar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 19

The decision invalidating an heir certificate is not subject to appeal. It must be brought to the attention of the public by insertion in a newspaper authorised to receive legal notices. It comes into…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Remuneration received by doctors for on-call duty

Article 151 ter

…eceived in respect of the permanence of care exercised in application of article L. 6314-1 of the Public Health Code by doctors or their replacements established in an area characterised by an insuffi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Penalties involving deprivation of rights.

Article 432 ter

…ny foreigner guilty of the offence referred to in article 414 of this Code involving manufactured tobacco products or narcotics may be banned from French territory for up to ten years, under the condi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67 ter

…ustoms officers, once they have consulted the processing of personal data relating to individuals, objects or vehicles for which an alert has been issued, governed by article 31 of law no. 78-17 of 6…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1770 terdecies

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1679 ter

L'impôt sur la fortune immobilière est recouvré selon les modalités prévues à l'article 1658 and paid under the conditions set out in 1 of article 1663 and under the same securities, liens, guarantees…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 ter

The Autorité Nationale des Jeux and the Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects may spontaneously provide each other with all information and documents gathered in the course of their respe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 972 ter

For the application of article 965 and under the same conditions, shares in property investment companies mentioned in I of article 208 C when the taxpayer holds, directly and, where applicable, indir…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 ter E

I.-The platform operator subject to the declaratory obligation provided for in Article 1649 ter A pursuant to 3° of I of Article 1649 ter B shall register with the tax authorities, which shall allocat…

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