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

Article 703

…ncapacity or publication measure, made pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 702-1 specifies the date of the conviction and the places where the applicant has resided since his…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Transfers of public and ministerial offices

Article 724

…are subject to a registration duty determined in accordance with the tariff provided for in Article 719 (1). Registration duty is levied on the price expressed in the deed of transfer and the capital…

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

Article 766

…nstituted. They shall not be admissible until the particulars referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 765 have been provided. The communication of documents produced is validly attested by the signature…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Normal operating mode

Article 726

…ck companies traded on a regulated financial instruments market within the meaning of l'article L. 421-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code or on a multilateral trading facility within the meaning of…

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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

In ordinary written proceedings, the lawyers of each of the parties are summoned or notified of the duties incumbent upon them by the president or by the pre-trial judge, depending on the way in which…

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

Article 798

In declarations of transfer by death, heirs, donees or legatees, or parties to deeds recording a transfer inter vivos free of charge, must state whether the jewellery, gems, works of art or collectors…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-7

In the event of misconduct or impediment, the statutory auditors may, under the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, be relieved of their duties before the normal expiry of those duti…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Remuneration of the private project manager

Article R2432-7

…set in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of this chapter and in application of article R. 2194-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to confidentiality and cooperation

Article R613-75

…referred to in Article L. 613-35 and the preventive resolution plans referred to in Article L. 613-38 as well as the results of the assessments referred to in Articles L. 613-36, L. 613-37 and L. 613-…

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