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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-4

…e opening judgment, the court appoints the official receiver whose duties are defined in article L. 621-9. It may, if necessary, appoint more than one. The president of the court, if he has dealt with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Applications to suspend enforcement of the sentence

Article 625

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-636

…ary 1955. As a transitional measure, the age limit applicable to these practitioners is set at : 1° 65 years for those born before 1st July 1951; 2° 65 years and 4 months for those born between 1st Ju…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-637

…of their activity under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 6152-424 to R. 6152-427.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 679

…° Les actes qui ne comportent aucune disposition entrant dans les prévisions des 1° à 4° de Article 677; 2° Registrations of judicial or contractual mortgages not subject to the proportional tax; 3° D…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 678

…icial decisions and deeds containing provisions subject to land registration referred to in Article 677 are subject to proportional taxation at the rate of 0.70%.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 680

…ssive taxation are subject to a fixed tax of €125. The transactions mentioned in 9° of 1 of Article 635, which are not tariffed by any other article of this code, are exempt from the fixed taxation pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 677

Subject to special provisions, the following are subject to proportional or progressive taxation: 1° Transfers, either inter vivos or by death, of ownership or usufruct of movable or immovable propert…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 681

The rates of the land registration tax are applicable for the liquidation of registration duties due on the basis of provisions subject to land registration in judicial decisions and deeds excluded fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART SIX

Article Annexe 61-3

COMPOSITION OF THE INVESTMENT SECTION GROUPS OF THE GENERAL BUDGET REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE D. 6145-6. Expenditure GROUP 1 Debt repayment 16: Borrowings and similar debts GROUP 2 Fixed assets 139: Inves…

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