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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Deduction of spouse's salary

Article 154

I. For the purposes of determining industrial and commercial profits and the profits of non-commercial professions, the salary of the spouse actually participating in the exercise of the profession ma…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Contradiction.

Article 15

…he parties must make known to each other in good time the grounds of fact on which they base their claims, the evidence they produce and the pleas in law they rely on, so that each is in a position to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 158

If several investigative measures have been ordered, they shall be carried out simultaneously whenever possible.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Decisions ordering investigative measures.

Article 151

When it cannot be appealed independently of the judgment on the merits, the decision may take the form of a simple mention in the file or in the hearing register.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 157

…ties or the persons who must assist with the measure, or the remoteness of the premises, makes travel too difficult or too expensive, the judge may instruct another court of equal or lower jurisdictio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Decisions ordering investigative measures.

Article 150

…ecision ordering or modifying an investigative measure is not subject to opposition; it may be appealed or appealed to the Supreme Court independently of the judgment on the merits only in the cases s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Decisions ordering investigative measures.

Article 154

…e measures are carried out, on the initiative of the judge or one of the parties according to the rules specific to each matter, on the basis of an extract or a certified copy of the judgment.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Decisions ordering investigative measures.

Article 153

The decision ordering an investigative measure does not relieve the judge of jurisdiction. The decision indicates the date on which the case will be recalled for further examination.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Decisions ordering investigative measures.

Article 152

A decision which, in the course of proceedings, merely orders or modifies an investigative measure shall not be notified. The same applies to a decision that refuses to order or modify the measure. Th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 159

The investigative measure ordered may be executed immediately.

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