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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIc: Enforcement of sentences and probation decisions in application of the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 27 November 2008

Article 764-7

The withdrawal of the certificate referred to in Article 764-6 constitutes withdrawal of the request for recognition and monitoring and prevents the alternative penalty or probation measure from being…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article A212-7-3-1

…atement of the formalities of incorporation; 2° The capacity in which the applicant is acting: operator or future operator of the cinema, owner or future owner of the buildings, promoter. If the appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-15

…" includes in particular the payment of dividends and interest on shares;2° The provisions relating to capital reductions do not apply to a reduction in subscribed capital the purpose of which is to n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75-2

…agraph of Article 380-1, in the event of an appeal against a decision of an assize court whose territorial jurisdiction has been extended to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal for the tr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 788

…notary. It includes the election of a single domicile, which may be the domicile of one of the acceptors up to the net assets, or that of the person responsible for settling the estate. The domicile m…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 789

The declaration is accompanied or followed by the inventory of the estate, which includes an item-by-item estimate of the assets and liabilities. The inventory is drawn up by a judicial auctioneer, ba…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 787

An heir may declare that he intends to assume this capacity only up to the amount of the net assets.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 790

The inventory is filed with the court within two months of the declaration. The heir may apply to the judge for an extension if he can show serious and legitimate grounds for delaying the filing of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The right to temporary accommodation and the right to lifetime accommodation

Article 763

…ath, the successor spouse actually occupies, as his or her principal dwelling, a dwelling belonging to the spouses or wholly dependent on the succession, he or she has by right, for one year, the free…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The right to temporary accommodation and the right to lifetime accommodation

Article 765

…hts of habitation and use is greater than his or her inheritance rights, the spouse is not required to reward the estate for the excess.

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