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Showing 36413650 of 59507 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 1987 · Cass. 3e civ. 25 March 2009 · Cass. com. 16 October 2019 · Cass. 1re civ. 1 October 1986

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 757

If the predeceased spouse leaves children or descendants, the surviving spouse receives, at his or her option, the usufruct of the whole of the existing property or ownership of a quarter of the prope…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-3

…iod of imprisonment specially set by the Assize Court pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 221-3, the last paragraph of article 221-4 and article 421-7 of the Penal Code. When the convicted per…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-7

I.-The key functions mentioned in Article L. 354-1 and those whose interruption, once outsourced, is likely to have a significant impact on the business of the company, on its ability to manage risks…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Personal property

Article 759

For French and foreign securities of any kind admitted to trading on a regulated market, the capital serving as a basis for the liquidation and payment of transfer duties free of charge is determined…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-73

I.-When the company's shares are not all in registered form, the notice referred to in article R. 225-66 is preceded by a notice published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires, at least t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional aid for particularly vulnerable farmers

Article 919-77

…application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 31 October 2021 at the latest.This form must be accompanied by all the documents required to justify…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-3

…information by electronic means, within a period set by the Agency which may not exceed two months: 1° Data relating to the efficacy and safety of the medicinal product in this indication ; 2° Where a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…ution.The Director is competent to settle the affairs of the institution other than those listed in 1° to 15° and other than those falling within the remit of the Supervisory Board listed in article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-7

The derogations provided for in article L. 5131-4 concern cases where there is no local mission in all or part of the territory, or where a local mission ceases to operate, and cases where a local mis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 787 B

Sont exonérées de droits de mutation à titre gratuit, à concurrence de 75 % de leur valeur, les parts ou les actions d'une société ayant une activité industrielle, commerciale, artisanale, agricole ou…

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