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

Article 784

…ets of the taxable assets. For the calculation of the allowances and reductions enacted by articles 779,790 B, 790 D, 790 E and 790 F the allowances and reductions made on previous gifts referred to i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to legal entities

Article 799

…d. He forwards these documents with his opinion to the public prosecutor. The provisions of Article 788, with the exception of those of the second and fourth paragraphs, and the provisions of articles…

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

Article 78-7

…its journey, issue the requisitions and instructions provided for in the sixth paragraph of Article 78-2 and in Article 78-2-2. Where the station of departure is located outside national territory, wi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XXI: Communication by electronic means.

Article 748-7

Where a document must be completed before the expiry of a time limit and cannot be sent electronically on the last day of the time limit for reasons beyond the control of the person completing it, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXII: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion

Article 706-70

The notice shall be sent to the court that requested it, to the public prosecutor at that court, to the first president of the court of appeal and to the public prosecutor where the request does not o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75

…gation, prosecution, trial and judgment of crimes and offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73, with the exception of 11°, 11° bis and 18°, 706-73-1, excluding the 11°, or 706-74, in cases…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-79

The magistrates mentioned in Article 706-76 and the public prosecutor at the competent court of appeal may ask specialist assistants, appointed under the conditions set out in the provisions of articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-77

The public prosecutor at a judicial court may, for offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73, with the exception of 11° and 18°, 706-73-1 and 706-74, request the investigating judge to reli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-76

…he specialised correctional panel of the judicial court and the assize court referred to in Article 706-75 exercise, throughout the jurisdiction determined pursuant to that article, concurrent jurisdi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-7

…shall be brought before the correctional court of the place of detention. The provisions of Article 711 of this Code shall apply.

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