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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-9

When the needs of the investigation so require and for the sole purpose of establishing violations of the anti-doping rules mentioned in 1° and 2° of II of article L. 232-9 and in 1°, 2° and 3° of art…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 769

The option is indivisible. However, a person who has more than one succession claim to the same estate has a separate right of option for each of them.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 846

A donee who was not a presumptive heir at the time of the gift, but who becomes a successor on the day the succession is opened, does not owe the report, unless the donor has expressly required it.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Funeral expenses

Article 775

Funeral expenses are deducted from the assets of the estate up to an amount of €1,500, and for the entire estate if it is less than this amount (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Pensions and compensation for personal injury

Article 775 bis

Annuities and compensation paid or due to the deceased as compensation for bodily injury resulting from an accident or illness are deductible from the assets of the estate at their nominal value..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-17

The fees to be paid by the estates of deceased persons, for burial tickets, the price of hangings, beers and the transport of bodies, are set by a tariff proposed by the municipal authorities.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1151

The Public Prosecutor represents the State in paternity actions brought in the absence of heirs to the alleged father or where they have renounced the succession.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-48

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may prohibit the prescription and supply of a proprietary medicinal product and withdraw it from the mar…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 8: Repeat bids

Article R322-72

The successful bidder at the initial sale retains the costs charged at the time of the auction. After a period of two months following the initial sale, he is liable for interest at the legal rate on…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Transit.

Article 125

Transit is the right to transport goods under customs control either to or from a specific point in the customs territory. Unless otherwise provided, goods sent in transit benefit from the suspension…

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