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Showing 54715480 of 24710 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13-11-1962 n° 60-10.147

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

Article 762 bis

For the purposes of calculating gratuitous transfer duties, the value of the rights of habitation and use is 60% of the value of the usufruct determined in accordance with I of Article 669.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Admission to the profession

Article R811-32

The application for registration of a company shall be accompanied by the documents mentioned in

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article R561-37-1

The TRACFIN department shall keep records to ensure traceability of: 1° Requests for information that it sends, pursuant toArticle L. 561-27, to the public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

If an employee is dismissed for a reason that is not genuine and serious, the judge may propose that the employee be reinstated in the company, while retaining his or her acquired benefits. If either…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-7

Where the term of the contract is less than or equal to twelve months, the amount of the advance payment is set at between 5% and 30% of the initial amount of the contract inclusive of all taxes.Where…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-14 a (art. A322-77)

Air diving skillsSKILLSto divein a groupunder supervisionTHE PRACTITIONER MUST PROVEthe following skillsto the dive directorSKILLS FOR DIVINGindependently(withoutsupervising the group)THE PRACTITIONER…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-12

The provisions of Article L. 4523-11 do not apply to establishments comprising at least one basic nuclear facility in which the managers of external companies and representatives of their employees ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-8

I.-Without prejudice to the right of ownership or retention enforceable against the collective proceedings and the provisions of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13, the amount of distributable assets is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-144

Regulated loans, home savings loans and loans to complement or anticipate these, as well as other loans in the subsidised sector (number 138 in table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-25

Except where the provisions of this Title relating to the European arrest warrant apply, where a request for provisional arrest for the purposes of extradition emanates from a State party to the Conve…

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