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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 82

In the event of referral to a designated court, the case file shall be sent to it by the registry, together with a copy of the referral decision, in the absence of an appeal within the time limit.On r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Real estate and similar companies

Article 828

I. - The following shall be registered free of charge:1° (Repealed).2° Deeds by which companies which have operated in accordance with the object defined in article 1655 ter increase their capital, ex…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 820

For the application of articles 127, 133 and 135-2, if the person who is the subject of the warrant is found on an island where there is no court, the conduct takes place from the first air or sea lin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 828

At any time during the proceedings, the parties may expressly agree to the proceedings being conducted without a hearing in accordance with the provisions of article L. 212-5-1 of the Code of Judicial…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 829

When made during the course of proceedings, the declaration by which each of the parties consents to the proceedings being conducted without a hearing shall be delivered or sent to the court registry…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter N

The tax credit defined in article 244 quater O is deducted from the income tax payable by the taxpayer in respect of the year during which the expenses defined in the same article were incurred. If th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section X: Stamp duty levied for the benefit of the French Biodiversity Office

Article 1635 bis N

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B nonies

In urban communities, the deliberative councils may decide, by a majority of two-thirds of the communes representing half of the population or half of the communes representing two-thirds of the popul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Id: Certifiers abroad

Article 1649 quater N

For the application of c of 1° of 7 of Article 158, professionals or organisations which do not have a permanent establishment in France but which are established in a Member State of the European Uni…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 82

The police officer will be required to forward immediately to the registrar of the place where the person died, all the information set out in his report, on the basis of which the death certificate w…

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