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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Unsealing.

Article 1319

Seals may be unsealed without an inventory when all the parties called are present or represented and do not object to this being done. If this is not the case, an inventory shall be drawn up by the j…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1392

The option open to the survivor lapses if he has not exercised it, by notification to the heirs of the predeceased, within one month of the day on which they have given him formal notice to take sides…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability

Article 1315

The joint and several debtor sued by the creditor may raise defences common to all the co-debtors, such as nullity or resolution, and those which are personal to him. He may not raise defences that ar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1390

They may, however, stipulate that on the dissolution of the marriage by the death of one of them, the surviving spouse shall have the option of acquiring or, as the case may be, having attributed to h…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Affixing seals.

Article 1309

When the premises are closed, the bailiff may affix seals to the door if the applicant does not request that it be opened. If this is not the case, he may enter the premises by any means, in the prese…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Unsealing.

Article 1320

The unsealing report is dated and signed by the bailiff. It includes: 1° A mention of the request for unsealing and the bailiff's determination of the day and time of unsealing; 2° The name and addres…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
General definition of taxable income

Article 13

1. The taxable profit or income consists of the excess of the gross proceeds, including the value of profits and benefits in kind, over the expenditure incurred in acquiring and maintaining the income…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-12

The actions provided for inarticle L. 1237-19-9 are determined after consultation with the local authorities concerned, the consular bodies and the social partners who are members of the regional join…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382

The following are exempt from property tax on built properties:1° Buildings owned by the State and local authorities, when they are assigned to a public service or of general utility and do not produc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 131

Any interested party who has caused a declaration of absence to be made by fraud shall be required to restore to the absent person whose existence is judicially established the income from the propert…

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