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Showing 42614270 of 44700 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 June 1998 · Cass. com. 15 June 2010 · Cass. com. 15 May 1973 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · CA Versailles 7 June 2007

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Institution of proceedings by application

Article 756

In cases where the application may be made by petition, the earliest party shall refer the matter to the court by delivering the petition to the registry. This application may be delivered or addresse…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 794

…stablishments and public hospital establishments are exempt from free transfer duties on assets allocated to non-profit-making activities that come to them by gift or inheritance.II. - The provisions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 785

A pardon may only be applied for in court, during the convicted person's lifetime, by the latter or, if he or she is banned, by his or her legal representative; in the event of death and if the legal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7

I. - With effect from 2005, the lump-sum allocation comprises:1° A basic allocation intended to take account of the costs associated with the size of its population.With effect from 2011, this basic a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts concerning the protection of family members

Article A444-75

The establishment of alimony and indexed annuities (numbers 30 and 31 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A proportional fee:a) Either to the capital formed by ten times the annual benefit,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: Applications for relief from prohibitions, disqualifications, incapacities or publication measures

Article 703

Any application by a convicted person to be relieved of a prohibition, disqualification, incapacity or publication measure, made pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 702-1 spec…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 766

The parties' pleadings shall be signed by their lawyer and served in the same way as notifications between lawyers. If there is more than one plaintiff or defendant, they must be notified to all the l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-17

When a conviction mentioned in Article 723-15 has not been enforced within one year of the date on which the sentence became final, the sentenced person may apply to the sentence enforcement judge for…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 743

The judge assigned may refuse, of his own motion or at the request of any interested person, the execution of a letter rogatory if he considers that it does not fall within his powers. He must refuse…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Registry

Article 774

…s incumbent upon them by the president or by the pre-trial judge, depending on the way in which the case is heard; they are summoned or notified orally, with the names of the members of the panel mark…

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