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Showing 401410 of 46132 articles for Art. 7 December 2000 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 July 2001

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised inter-regional courts in economic and financial matters

Article 704

…es are misdemeanours, the trial of the following offences: 1° Offences provided for by articles 222-38,223-15-2,313-1and 313-2,313-6,314-1and 314-2,323-1 to 323-4-1,324-1 and 324-2,432-10 to 432-15,43…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 761

…in the jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge; 2° In the matters listed by articles R. 211-3-13 to R. 211-3-16, R. 211-3-18 à R. 211-3-21, R. 211-3-23 of the Code of Judicial Organisation and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4411-73

…ty data sheet that complies with the requirements of Title IV and Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Transfers of building lease rights and similar agreements

Article 725

…e, is subject to registration duty determined in accordance with the tariff provided for in article 719 (1). Duty is levied on the amount of the sum or indemnity stipulated by the transferor in his fa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 798

The closure of the investigation, in the cases provided for in Articles 778,779,799and 800, shall be made by an unreasoned order that may not be appealed. A copy of this order shall be delivered to th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 799

Except where the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 781, the Pre-Trial Judge shall declare the investigation closed as soon as the state of the investigation permits and shall refer the cas…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
d: Special schemes for agriculture

Article 708

Exchanges of rural property carried out in accordance with articles L. 124-3 and L. 124-4 of the rural and maritime fishing code are exempt from land registration tax or, where applicable, registratio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 779

…nce representation.II. - For the collection of transfer duties free of charge, an allowance of €159,325 is made on the share of any heir, legatee or donee, unable to work under normal profitable condi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publicising and monitoring early access authorisations

Article R5121-73

…wal and modification of early access, summaries of the summary reports mentioned in Article R. 5121-70-1 and any annexes thereto under the conditions mentioned in the present section, and information…

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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

The declaration must be made at the clerk's office of the court in whose jurisdiction the succession is opened or before a notary. It includes the election of a single domicile, which may be the domic…

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