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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 980

The amount of taxes whose characteristics are similar to those of the real estate wealth tax paid, where applicable, outside France is deductible from the tax payable in France. This deduction is limi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 979

I.-The real estate wealth tax of a taxpayer whose tax residence is in France is reduced by the difference between, on the one hand, the total of this tax and the taxes due in France and abroad in resp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1655 quinquies

For the purposes of this Code and its annexes, a société par actions simplifiée is treated in the same way as a société anonyme.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1656 quater

I. - The provisions of this code applicable to communes, with the exception of I, IV and V of article 1636 B septies, apply to the City of Paris. For the application of these provisions: 1° The refere…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L3336-1

The

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 834

For the application of Article 269, the accused may be transferred to a prison other than a remand centre.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 830

The minimum number of jurors provided for by the first paragraph of l'article 260 is set at 80 for the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 829

Without prejudice to the application of Article 257, jury duty is also incompatible with the following functions: assessors of the tribunal du travail; assessors of the tribunal mixte de commerce; ass…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 831

In the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the preparatory list of the annual list, provided for by articles 261 and 261-1, is drawn up by territorial district and the powers of the mayor are…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 826

For the application of Article 244, and subject to the application of the provisions of article 247, the assize court may also be presided over by the president of the court of first instance or by th…

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