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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Establishment of a lawyer and submissions.

Article 962

The copy of the instrument of constitution and of the pleadings shall be delivered to the court registry either as soon as they are served or, if served before the matter is brought before the court,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Establishment of a lawyer and submissions.

Article 960

…If the party is a natural person, his surname, first names, profession, domicile, nationality, date and place of birth; b) If it is a legal person, its form, name, registered office and the body which…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 96

When several items are included on the same declaration form, each item is considered to have been declared separately.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Fees for the issue of documents and miscellaneous levies

Article 963

…rom 1st January 2000).IV. -(Repealed).V. - The examination fee for obtaining the deep-sea extension and the large inland waterway yacht extension is set at 38 €.>

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 97

It is forbidden to present as a unit in the declarations several closed packages joined together in any way whatsoever.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 96

When a marriage is celebrated in one of the cases provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 93, publications are made, insofar as circumstances allow, at the place of the future spouse's last domi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 97

…the subject of an administrative rectification under conditions fixed by decree, during the periods and in the territories where the military authority is empowered, by the said article 93, to receive…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Exempt assets

Article 976

I.-Properties in the nature of woods and forests are exempt up to three quarters of their taxable value if the conditions provided for in 2° of 2 of article 793 are satisfied. II.-Units in forestry gr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Controlled declaration system

Article 96

…egime defined in Article 102 ter when they are able to declare the exact amount of their net profit and to provide all the necessary supporting documents in support of this declaration. II. (Repealed)…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 965

…ssment for real estate wealth tax is the net value at 1 January of the year: 1° Of all the property and property rights belonging to the persons mentioned in article 964 as well as to their minor chil…

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