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Showing 45214530 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operations prior to reduction

Article 920

Direct or indirect gifts that affect the reserve of one or more heirs are reducible to the available portion when the estate is opened.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operations prior to reduction

Article 918

…ct line, is deducted from the available portion. Any excess is subject to reduction. This deduction and reduction may only be requested by those of the other successors in the direct line who have not…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operations prior to reduction

Article 919

…ee coming to the succession, provided that as regards gifts the disposition has been made expressly and outside the share of the succession. The declaration that the gift is outside the share of the s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-9

…entative ; b) Another representative of the Minister for Sport; c) The Director General of Heritage and Architecture or his representative; 2° Three representatives appointed respectively by a region,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-9

…r managing the establishment.To this end, he has the following duties in particular: 1° He prepares and implements the budget; 2° He is the authorising officer for the institution's revenue and expend…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article L341-9

The beneficiary of such an authorisation may be entitled to charge users a fee for services rendered.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-9

…mber of the Paris Court of Appeal, which shall proceed in accordance with Article 59 of the Statute and the procedure provided for in the articles 148-1 et seq of this Code. The Examining Magistrate's…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-9

…he future, under an agreement or financial instrument mentioned in Article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The same applies to the voting rights that this person may acquire under the sam…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Consumer Council

Article D821-9

…e initiative of the bureau, as defined in article D. 821-11, invite to its meetings any personality and appoint any expert whose presence is deemed useful for the smooth running of the work.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions

Article L6213-9

…tatives are called co-responsible biologists. Medical specialists qualified in pathological anatomy and cytology may be designated as co-responsible biologists. The biologist-co-responsible and the me…

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