But Mr de Villepin said the mayor had contravened the French civil code despite a govenrment warning.

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The radical leader was "known for his anti-Semitic stance and condemned for publicly violating French penal code, " the prosecutor said.

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One of the only things that are not under French rule is their tax code, which is 100% autonomous, and therefore their real estate taxes are very low.

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His mother, correctly deducing that her son was becoming a code geek, made him learn French and hang out with the jocks, and refused to let him skip a grade.

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Dispatches were sent in triplicate because the French knew some would be captured and, naturally, the documents were in code.

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French prosecutors are reported to be investigating whether there was a breach of the building code.

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