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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 955

A donation inter vivos may only be revoked on the grounds of ingratitude in the following cases: 1° If the donee has made an attempt on the donor's life; 2° If he has been guilty of abuse, offences or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 927

…ormation prescribed in Article 57, the joint application shall contain, on pain of inadmissibility: 1° A certified copy of the judgment; 2° Where applicable, an indication of the heads of the judgment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 972

The surrender value of surrenderable insurance contracts and capitalisation bonds or contracts expressed in units of account mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 131-1 of the Insurance Code…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 971

…s attached to a leasing contract entered into under the conditions provided for in Article 2 of L. 313-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code are included, for the value of the assets mentioned in Artic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 914

…ring, their submissions, specially addressed to that magistrate, seeking: - declare the appeal null and void; - declare the appeal inadmissible and decide on this occasion any question relating to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Territorial jurisdiction of fire and rescue services

Article L1424-92

The territorial fire and rescue services in Alsace are the Bas-Rhin fire and rescue service and the Haut-Rhin fire and rescue service. The Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin fire and rescue services replace the B…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-9

The Prefect may at any time carry out inspections of operators and their facilities to check compliance with the applicable technical and safety rules. Officials from the Ministry of Transport who car…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The impact of multiple managers and transactions

Article L481-9

…natural or legal persons have contributed to an anti-competitive practice mentioned in article L. 481-1, they are jointly and severally liable to compensate the resulting loss. They contribute among t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-9

Any operator who has acquired or transferred all or part of the products and who is aware of the decision referred to in article L. 521-7 is required to inform the operator who supplied it with the pr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article L733-9

In the absence of a challenge made by one of the parties pursuant to article L. 733-10, the measures mentioned in articles L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7 are binding on the parties, with the exceptio…

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