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French Civil CodeIn force
Subtitle II: Security interests in movable property

Article 2329

Security interests in movable property are: 1° Movable liens; 2° Pledges of tangible movables; 3° Pledges of intangible movables; 4° Ownership retained or assigned as security.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Taxation of partnerships, joint ventures, public interest groups, limited liability companies, limited liability farms and professional non-trading companies. Option for capital companies

Article 239

1. The companies and groupings mentioned in 3 of article 206 may opt, under conditions which are set by ministerial order, for the system applicable to capital companies. In this case, the income tax…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 235

1. Any ship that has been registered in one part of the Customs territory and transfers its port of registry to another part of the same territory is required to pay any difference that may exist betw…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 230

…e refit port, issued, where applicable, on the basis of an expert report requested by the said consul.In the case of alterations, improvements or incorporations which do not have the character of repa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Annual tax on vacant dwellings.

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 Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: On-the-spot investigation.

Article 231

The judge may, at the hearing or in his chambers, as well as in any place where an investigative measure is being carried out, hear on the spot any persons whose testimony he deems useful for ascertai…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Summoning witnesses.

Article 230

The parties are notified of the date of the enquiry verbally or by simple letter.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IX: Debates.

Article 23

The judge is not required to use an interpreter where he knows the language in which the parties are speaking.

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

Article 232

The judge may appoint any person of his choice to enlighten him by findings, consultation or expert opinion on a question of fact that requires the insights of a technician.

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

Article 236

The judge who assigned the technician or the judge in charge of the review may increase or restrict the assignment given to the technician.

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