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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 791 ter

In the event of a direct-line gift of property previously transferred to a first direct-line donee and returned to the donor pursuant to articles 738-2, 951 and 952 of the Civil Code, the duties paid…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 790 A

…ent of a gift in full ownership of a craft business, a business, an agricultural business or the customer base of a sole proprietorship or the shares or stocks of a company, an allowance of €300,000 i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 790 D

For the purposes of collecting inter vivos transfer duties, an allowance of €5,310 is made on the share of each of the donor's great-grandchildren.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 790 H

…5, of building land defined in 1° of 2 of I of Article 257 are exempt from free transfer duties, up to the declared value of these assets, where the deed of gift contains an undertaking by the donee,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and appointment

Article R1123-7

The term of office of committee members is three years, renewable, and expires at the end of the committee's approval.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation of the Conseil national de la formation des élus locaux (R)

Article R1221-7

…may be held, at the request of the Chairman or the majority of the members of the National Council, to examine issues relating to the general guidelines for the training of local elected representativ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-78

Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions, the body of a deceased person may not be admitted to a funeral home, located outside the territory of the commune of the place of death, without the decl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-76

Admission to the funeral home takes place within forty-eight hours of the death.It takes place at the written request:- either from any person who is entitled to provide for the funeral and provides p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-75

The staff of funeral directors, undertakers or associations and their establishments authorised in accordance with Article L. 2223-23 mandated by any person who is entitled to provide for the funeral,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-74

…ct.The application file for the creation or extension of a burial chamber must include: - an explanatory note; - a site plan; - a draft public notice detailing the terms of the planned project. The no…

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