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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-56

For gratuitous transfers, the valuation of the usufruct and bare ownership is established in accordance with the provisions of article 669 of the General Tax Code. However, a donation with usufruct re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-55

Where an agreement is made in a single document and relates to property of different kinds but subject to the same fee structure, the fee is calculated on the total value of the property.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Keeping the register

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-5

…associations is kept under the judge's supervision by the court registry, in accordance with a model set by order of the Minister of Justice. An order of the same Minister sets the date from which th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Keeping the register

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-7

The certificate provided for in article 69 of the local civil code is drawn up by the court registry, according to a model set by order of the Minister of Justice. It specifies the surname, first name…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of national police judicial police officers

Article A18

The date of the technical examination and the subjects of the tests are set by the commission provided for in article 16 (2° and 4°) of this code on the proposal of the director of the police academy.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 53 A

Subject to the provisions of article 302 septies A bis, taxpayers other than those subject to the regime defined in article 50-0 (1), are required to submit annual tax returns, in accordance with the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database.

Article A38

The DNA segments covered by analyses for genetic identification are listed in the table below:DNA SEGMENT OR "LOCUS"according to international nomenclature LOCALISATION D3S1358 VWAD8S1179D21S11D18S51T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Exercising a mandate

Article L3123-14

The monthly working time of a part-time employee may not be reduced by more than one third by the use of the credit hours to which he is entitled for the exercise of mandates he holds within a company…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plan giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article A142-2

For the purposes of 3° of Article L. 142-3 of the French Insurance Code, the retirement savings plan may provide additional cover in the event of the insured person's loss of autonomy, provided it mee…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plan giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article A142-4

Where the retirement savings plan includes a supplementary guarantee as provided for in 3° of article L. 142-3 of the French Insurance Code, the plan manager will provide the policyholder with the fol…

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