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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The expert's opinion.

Article 282

If the opinion does not require written developments, the judge may authorise the expert to present it orally at the hearing; a record of this shall be drawn up. However, the minutes may be replaced b…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 275

If the parties fail to do so, the expert will inform the judge, who may order the production of the documents, subject to a fine if necessary, or, if appropriate, authorise the expert to disregard the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Expertise.

Article 263

An expert opinion should only be ordered in cases where findings or consultation would not be sufficient to enlighten the judge.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Termination of the guarantee

Article 2318

In the event of the dissolution of the debtor or creditor legal entity as a result of a merger, demerger or the cause provided for in the third paragraph of Article 1844-5, the guarantor remains liabl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Assessment of the tax

Article 270

I. - Value added tax is assessed on the basis of returns filed by taxable persons in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 287.It applies to taxable sums and all items used to calculate th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 26

The judge may base his decision on all the facts relating to the case before him, including those that may not have been alleged.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article 243

The technician may request communication of all documents from the parties and third parties, unless the judge orders otherwise in the event of difficulty.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 232

I. - The annual tax on vacant accommodation is applicable:1° In communes belonging to a continuous urbanisation zone of more than fifty thousand inhabitants where there is a marked imbalance between t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2364

Sums paid in respect of the pledged claim are deducted from the secured claim when it is due.If this is not the case, the pledged creditor retains them as security in a specially allocated account ope…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Effects of the guarantee between the guarantors

Article 2312

If there is more than one guarantor, the one who paid has a personal claim and a subrogatory claim against the others, each for its share.

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