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Showing 10611070 of 28297 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7-7-2016 n° 15-12370

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

Article 784 A

In the cases defined in 1° and 3° of Article 750 ter, the amount of tax on free transfers paid, where applicable, outside France may be offset against the tax payable in France. This deduction is limi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa - Brokerage of medicinal products

Article R5124-75

In the event of non-compliance with the obligations set out in article L. 5124-20 and in this chapter, which may be identified following an inspection, the Director General of the Agency may prohibit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-128

Articles 706-122 à 706-127 are applicable before the Investigating Chamber in the event of an appeal against an order of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-7

I. - The Enforcement Committee shall be convened by its Chairman when it is acting in plenary session, and by the Chairman of the relevant Section in other cases. It may only deliberate in the presenc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-7

I. - When some of the communes of a syndicat de communes or a syndicat mixte form part of a communauté d'agglomération, by the creation of this communauté, by the merger of public establishments of in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article D2231-7

The filing of agreements and arrangements must be accompanied by the following documents: 1° In all cases, a) The signed version of the parties; b) A copy of the letter, electronic mail or dated recei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-72

In all cases where provisions relating to property ownership or to companies and financial instruments require the name, first name and domicile of the holder of the assets or securities to be indicat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-7

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of article L. 141-6 of the present code, cover shall continue in the event of the policyholder's safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings. In the ev…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

The judicial police officers and, on their orders and under their responsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in articles 20 and 21-1° may ask any person…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-7

In the event that a person claimed is being prosecuted or has been convicted in France, and his extradition is requested from the French Government on account of a different offence, surrender shall b…

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