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Showing 14811490 of 47060 articles for Art. CJUE ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Gift-shares made to presumptive heirs.

Article 1078

Notwithstanding the rules applicable to inter vivos gifts, the property given will, unless otherwise agreed, be valued on the day of the shared gift for the purposes of imputation and calculation of t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Gift-shares made to presumptive heirs.

Article 1077

Property received by way of early partition by a presumptive reserved heir is deducted from his share of the reserve, unless it was expressly given out of share.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Gift-shares made to presumptive heirs.

Article 1076

A gift-sharing arrangement may only concern present assets. The gift and the sharing may be made by separate deeds provided that the disposing party intervenes in both deeds.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses in regional aid areas.

Article R1511-10

In order to encourage the creation or expansion of economic activities in the regional aid areas delimited by Decree no. 2022-968 of 30 June 2022 on regional aid areas and investment aid areas for sma…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1014

After the pleadings have been lodged, this panel shall decide that there is no need to give a ruling in a specially reasoned decision where the appeal is inadmissible or where it is manifestly not suc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Repair, reconstruction and rebuilding of property and businesses damaged as a result of hostilities

Article 1056

I. - 1° Deeds, judgments, documents and writings relating to the application of the law of 28 October 1946 on war damage are, provided that they expressly refer to it, exempt from registration duties…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article A312-10

The Commission nationale de sécurité des enceintes sportives, referred to in article R. 312-22, comprises, in addition to its Chairman: 1° Seven representatives of the State, ex officio members:a) Two…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-10

No one may take part in the oral admission test if they have not been declared eligible by the jury.An individual invitation mentioning the day, time and place of the oral test is sent to each eligibl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-10

The Ministry responsible for trade is authorised to implement automated processing of data relating to exhibition centres and trade events declared pursuant to this chapter..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-10

I. - With a view to recognition as a regulated market, the market undertaking shall draw up the rules of the market. These rules, which are transparent and non-discretionary, ensure fair and orderly t…

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