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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Transfers by death

Article 642

In the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion, the deadlines for registering the declarations referred to in article 641 are:- six months from the day of death, wher…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Public and private documents

Article 637

Decrees may exempt certain categories of deeds from the registration formality (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Transfers by death

Article 641

The time limits for the registration of the declarations that the heirs, donees or legatees have to make of the property due to them or transmitted by death are: Six months, from the day of death, whe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Transfers by death

Article 645

The provisions of article 644 relating to the period within which the heirs or legatees seized of the estate are required to pay the death duties on these assets. This period runs, for each heir, only…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different election methods

Article R4311-62

For its application to the election of the councils of the order of nurses, in the second paragraph of article R. 4125-28, the word "eight" is replaced by the word "ten".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different election methods

Article R4311-61

The minutes, signed by the members of the polling station, are immediately sent to the director general of the regional health agency, the prefect, the national council and the minister responsible fo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R212-66

Approval may be withdrawn following an adversarial procedure in the event of a breach of the conditions required for its issue.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Recruitment.

Article R6152-610

Attached practitioners are recruited for a contract of a maximum duration of one year, renewable up to a total duration of twenty-four months. When, at the end of each contract, the employment relatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment.

Article R6152-604

Attached practitioners may carry out their duties concurrently in one or more structures of the same establishment or in different establishments.Practitioners attached on a full-time basis may work i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Promotion.

Article R6152-611

Attached practitioners are eligible for promotion to the 12th step according to the following terms: 1st step: one year. 2nd step: two years 3rd step: two years. 4th step: two years. 5th step: two yea…

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