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Showing 16411650 of 7312 articles for Art. EU Succession Regulation — overview

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the curator.

Article 810-4

The curator alone is authorised to pay the creditors of the succession. He is only obliged to pay the debts of the estate up to the amount of the assets. He may only pay, without waiting for the propo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Executors.

Article 1030-1

…ervataire, the testator may empower the executor to dispose of all or part of the immovables of the succession, receive and invest the capital, pay the debts and charges and proceed with the allocatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXVII: Tax credit for organic farming

Article 244 quater L

…ntioned in Article 63 under the organic production method in accordance with the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic pro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 776

The option exercised has retroactive effect to the day on which the estate is opened.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8-1

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros:1° The fact, for the qualified person mentioned in II of Article L. 5142-1, of releasing a batch of veterinary medici…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Information for foreign nationals

Article L613-5

…refusing entry has been issued in the Schengen Information System, in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to digital signatures

Article A53-5

…tificate within the meaning of Article D. 589-5 an electronic seal in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014, created u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-13

Without prejudice to Titles III, IV or V of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-2

…of information incumbent, under the vigilance exercised over the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, on the manuf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Vigilance measures.

Article L5222-3

…of information incumbent, under the vigilance exercised over the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746, on the manufacturer or, where applicable, his authorised representative, t…

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