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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-37

Without prejudice to the application of Article 694-4, execution of the confiscation shall be refused: 1° If the facts giving rise to the request do not constitute an offence under French law; 2° If t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2233

Prescription does not run:1° In respect of a claim which depends on a condition, until the condition arrives;2° In respect of an action in warranty, until the eviction takes place;3° In respect of a c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-30

…ations:1° Obligations set out in the articles 132-44 and 132-45 of the Criminal Code;2° After verification of the technical feasibility of the measure, an obligation provided for by article 131-36-12…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-7

The father and mother of a child benefiting from an educational assistance measure continue to exercise all the attributes of parental authority that are not irreconcilable with this measure. They may…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book IV: Securities

Article 2286

A right of retention on the thing may be exercised by:

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 777-3

…ive data from a personal data file or processing system held by a government department in order to carry out the procedures provided for in this Title. Under conditions specified, on the one hand, by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

…poration tax may benefit from a tax reduction equal to 25% of the amount of sums paid in respect of cash subscriptions made between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024 to the capital of companies ment…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 222

If one of the spouses appears alone to perform an act of administration, enjoyment or disposal of movable property which he or she holds individually, he or she is deemed, with respect to third partie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Liability in the event of an incorrectly executed payment transaction

Article L133-22

…ayment service provider in accordance with the agreed terms and conditions, so that the transaction can be executed within the timeframe provided for in II of Article L. 133-13. In the event of failur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220

1. a) Upon justification, the withholding tax to which the income from transferable securities, referred to in the articles 108 to 119,238 septies Band 1678 bis, received by the company or legal perso…

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