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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Pre-trial proceedings before the Pre-Trial Judge

Article 781

The Pre-Trial Judge shall set, as and when required, the time limits necessary for the hearing of the case, having regard to the nature, urgency and complexity of the case, and after seeking the opini…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualifications for succession.

Article 727

The following may be declared unworthy to succeed:1° He who is sentenced, as perpetrator or accomplice, to a correctional penalty for having voluntarily given or attempted to give death to the decease…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Debts of the deceased

Article 773

However, the following are not deductible:1° Debts which fell due more than three months before the opening of the succession, unless a certificate is produced by the creditor certifying their existen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 78

People summoned by a judicial police officer for the purposes of an investigation are obliged to appear. The judicial police officer may, with the prior authorisation of the public prosecutor, compel…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Pure and simple acceptance of the succession.

Article 784

Acts that are purely conservatory or supervisory and acts of provisional administration may be performed without entailing acceptance of the succession, if the successor has not taken the title or cap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Groupements agricoles d'exploitation en commun

Article 71

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Normal operating mode

Article 726

I. - Transfers of corporate rights are subject to registration duty, the rate of which is set:1° At 0.1%:- for deeds involving transfers of shares, founders' shares or profit shares in joint stock com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-5 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 742-6)

Article Annexe 7-5

Written Civil law Persons. Property. Obligations (contracts and liabilities). Securities and privileges. Commercial law Traders. Commercial deeds. Commercial books. The trade and companies register; p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-6 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 742-11)

Article Annexe 7-6

I. - Civil lawPersons: law of persons; enjoyment and deprivation of civil rights.The family: minority; guardianship and emancipation; protected adults.Property: movable and immovable property; inherit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-7 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 822-6)

Article Annexe 8-7

PROGRAMME DU CERTIFICAT D'APTITUDE AUX FONCTIONS DE CommISIRE AUX Comptes In application of the provisions of article A. 822-6, the programme of tests for the certificat d'aptitude aux fonctions de co…

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