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Showing 20212030 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French General Tax CodeIn force
2° Special scheme

Article 748

…s of one or more of them, are not considered to transfer ownership to the extent of the balances or capital gains. The same applies to divisions of undivided property resulting from a shared gift and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Leases for life or unlimited duration.

Article 744

…te.II. - For leases of unlimited duration, the value used as a basis for the tax is determined by a capital formed by twenty times the annual rent or price, and the charges also annual, also adding ot…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° Normal system

Article 742

Limited-term leases of real estate made for a term of more than twelve years, with the exception of those mentioned in

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article 740

…hat the supervision and assistance measures and the obligations imposed on the sentenced person are carried out..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article 745

Where the person sentenced to a term of imprisonment suspended on probation must comply with the obligation to refrain from appearing in a specially designated place or area, in order to avoid contact…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article 746

The suspension of sentence does not extend to the payment of damages. Nor does it extend to the incapacities, prohibitions and disqualifications resulting from the conviction. However, such incapaciti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title V: Recognition of the identity of convicted persons

Article 748

When, after an escape followed by a recapture or in any other circumstances, the identity of a convicted person is challenged, the challenge shall be decided in accordance with the rules established f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article 747

The provisions relating to the effects of the probationary suspension are set out in articles 132-52 and 132-53 of the Penal Code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Transcription of a marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-6

…e has been celebrated despite the opposition of the public prosecutor, the consular civil registrar may only transcribe the foreign marriage record onto French civil status registers after the spouses…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of fines and confiscation as well as reparation measures for victims

Article 627-17

…n the decision of the International Criminal Court, the transfer of the proceeds of fines and confiscated property or the proceeds of their sale to the court or to the Victims' Trust Fund. Such proper…

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