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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Appeal procedures

Article 1497

The first president ruling in summary proceedings or, as soon as the matter is referred to him, the Conseiller de la mise en état may: 1° Where the award is subject to provisional enforcement, stay or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1435

Public or ministerial officers or other custodians of deeds are obliged to deliver, at their own expense, a copy of the deeds to the parties themselves, their heirs or assigns.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Appeal procedures

Article 1494

An appeal and an action for annulment shall be brought before the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the award was made. Such appeals shall be admissible as soon as the award has been made. The…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1440

The registrars and depositories of public registers or repertoires are required to issue copies or extracts to all applicants, subject to their rights and provided that the decision is precisely ident…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1438

The party may obtain a copy of an unregistered or imperfect document; he must apply to the president of the judicial court. The request shall be made by petition.In the event of refusal or silence on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-40-4

Agreements between the State and the département may provide for: - the transmission of computer media that comply with the specifications of national information systems, in place of standardised doc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property tax on built-up and non-built-up properties

Article 1406

I. - New constructions, as well as changes in the consistency or use of built and unbuilt properties, are notified by the owners to the administration, within ninety days of their final completion and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 14: Payment transactions where the amount is not known in advance

Article L133-43

The payer's payment service provider shall release the funds blocked on the payer's payment account referred to in Article L. 133-42 without undue delay after receiving information on the exact amount…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 14: Payment transactions where the amount is not known in advance

Article L133-42

Where a payment transaction is initiated via the payee as part of a card-related payment transaction and the exact amount is not known at the time the payer gives his consent to the execution of the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-14

Where, following the establishment of a new Community herbal monograph, the revision of an existing monograph or the revision of the list drawn up by the European Commission in application of Article…

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