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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4432-7

The council for culture, education and the environment of the Réunion region comprises thirty-one members including: 1° Ten representatives of bodies involved in cultural life in the region; 2° Ten re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-7

…t provide proof, in the form of a certificate issued by a hospital doctor, that they are physically and mentally fit to carry out the hospital duties for which they are applying.They must also certify…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776 bis

…perty which is the subject of the donation, which are charged to the donee in the deed of donation, and of which the assumption by the donee is notified to the creditor, are deducted for the calculati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776 ter

Gifts of less than fifteen years made to grandchildren pursuant to article 1078-4 of the Civil Code are not reportable in the succession of their father or mother.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776 quater

…four months preceding a gift inter vivos to enable the donor's right of ownership to be established and charged to the donor by the notary are allowed, on production of supporting documents, as a dedu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Scope of free transfer duties

Article 756 bis

The waiver of the action in reduction provided for in Article 929 of the Civil Code is not subject to transfer duties free of charge.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776 A

In accordance with article 1078-3 of the Civil Code, the agreements provided for by articles 1078-1 and 1078-2 of the same code are not subject to gratuitous transfer duties. The first paragraph appli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of activity as a live performance entrepreneur

Article L7122-7

The competent administrative authority may object to the continuation of the activity and terminate the validity of the declaration in the event of failure to comply with the employer's obligations un…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7

Within the Hospices civils de Lyon and the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille, the institutional medical commission may delegate to a local institutional medical commission some of its consulta…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Payment by the garnishee

Article R211-7

The person who has received the payment gives a receipt to the garnishee and informs the debtor. Within the limit of the sums paid, this payment extinguishes the debtor's obligation and that of the ga…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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