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Showing 63316340 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 814

…63-4-4 shall apply to the person chosen, who shall be informed of this by the judicial police officer. Without prejudice to the application of Article 434-7-2 of the Criminal Code, it is an offence fo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 820

At the request of an undivided co-owner, the court may stay the partition for up to two years if its immediate completion is likely to affect the value of the undivided property or if one of the undiv…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 860

The ratio is due from the value of the property given at the time of the partition, based on its condition at the time of the gift. If the property was alienated before the partition, the value it had…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 800

The heir is responsible for administering the assets he receives in the succession. He keeps an account of his administration, of the debts he pays and of the acts that commit the property received or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 824

If undivided co-owners intend to remain in undivided ownership, the court may, at the request of one or more of them, depending on the interests involved and without prejudice to the application of th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title V: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 850

…' lawyers by electronic means, unless this is impossible for reasons beyond the control of the sender. An order of the Minister of Justice shall define the procedures for electronic exchanges.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tariffs and their application

Article 846

…with the exception of receipts or assignments relating to the deeds provided for in article 1048 ter.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-90

A.-The cumulative result defined in B of Article R. 2311-11 is allocated, where it is a surplus :

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Shares and lots.

Article 829

With a view to their distribution, the property is estimated at its value on the date of divided enjoyment as fixed by the deed of partition, taking into account, where applicable, the charges on it.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 845

An heir who renounces the succession may, however, retain the inter vivos gift or claim the legacy made to him up to the available portion unless the disposing person has expressly required the report…

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