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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93

…f the Goods and Services Tax Code, excluding the portion of the rent referred to in 4 de l'article 39;4° Expenses incurred for bookkeeping and, where applicable, for membership of an approved associat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 985

Wills made in a place with which all communication is impossible because of a contagious disease may be made by any person suffering from that disease or situated in places infected with it, before th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 982

The wills mentioned in the preceding article may still, if the testator is ill or wounded, be received, in military hospitals or medical units, as defined by army regulations, by the chief medical off…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 986

Wills made in an island of the French territory, where there is no notary's office, may, where all communication with the territory to which that island is attached is impossible, be received in the f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 91

…ons referred to in the complaint, and without prejudice to proceedings for slanderous denunciation, may, if they do not take civil action, claim damages from the plaintiff in the forms indicated below…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 955

A donation inter vivos may only be revoked on the grounds of ingratitude in the following cases: 1° If the donee has made an attempt on the donor's life; 2° If he has been guilty of abuse, offences or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Litigation procedure.

Article 945

…ings. They are not subject to any appeal independently of the judgment on the merits. However, they may be referred by simple application to the court within fifteen days of their date when they estab…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subtitle I: Proceedings before the panel.

Article 952

The judge may, on this declaration, modify or retract his decision. If this is not the case, the court registrar shall without delay transmit the case file with the declaration and a copy of the decis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 924

…e the reserved heirs to the extent of the excessive portion of the liberality, whatever this excess may be. The payment of the compensation by the reserved heir is made by taking less and in priority…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 909

…edical auxiliaries who have provided care to a person during the illness from which he or she dies, may not benefit from inter vivos or testamentary dispositions made in their favour during the course…

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