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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R773-7

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-0 and R. 518-0-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-2no. 2013-56 of 16 Janu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R774-7

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-0 and R. 518-0-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-2no. 2013-56 of 16 Janu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15

If the court has not issued a committal order with deferred effect pursuant to 3° of I of article 464-2, persons who are not imprisoned or who are serving a sentence under the semi-liberty, out-of-cou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-16

By way of derogation from the provisions of article 723-15, in the event of an emergency motivated either by a risk of danger to persons or property established by the occurrence of a new fact, or by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-18

Where the sentenced person has to serve a remaining sentence that is less than or equal to the sentence reductions that may be granted, the sentence enforcement judge may grant this measure without th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-17

When a conviction mentioned in Article 723-15 has not been enforced within one year of the date on which the sentence became final, the sentenced person may apply to the sentence enforcement judge for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 797

…anscribed or published deed;4° The notarised certificates mentioned in 3° of l'article 28 du décret n° 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955 portant réforme de la publicité foncière et relatives à ces biens sont pu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 796

I. - The estates of:1° of servicemen of the French and allied armies who died under the flags during the war;2° of servicemen who, either under the flags or after being sent home, will have died, with…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions

Article 761

The parties are exempted from having to constitute a lawyer in the cases provided for by law or regulation and in the following cases: 1° In matters falling within the jurisdiction of the protection l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 779

I. - For the collection of transfer duties free of charge, an allowance of €100,000 is made on the share of each of the ascendants and on the share of each of the children living or represented as a r…

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