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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Applications for naturalisation and reinstatement and declarations of acquisition of nationality by reason of marriage

Article 959

Genuinely indigent persons recognised as being unable to pay the amount are exempt from the stamp duty provided for in article 958

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article R430-9

…Autorité de la concurrence or by the Minister responsible for the economy on the basis of Articles L. 430-5, L. 430-7, L. 430-7-1, L. 430-8 or L. 430-9 and if there are grounds for re-examining the c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 912

The hereditary reserve is that part of the estate's assets and rights which the law ensures devolve free of encumbrances to certain heirs known as reservataires, if they are called to the succession a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 916

In the absence of a descendant and an undivorced surviving spouse, gifts by inter vivos deeds or wills may exhaust all assets.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 913

…the time of death, a national of a Member State of the European Union or habitually resident there and where the foreign law applicable to the succession does not allow any reservatory mechanism prot…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 917

…law makes a reservation, shall have the option, either to execute such disposition, or to make an abandonment of the ownership of the available portion.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Continuing training

Article D1442-9

…unt: 1° When determining the number of beneficiaries of training leave, as provided for in articles L. 6322-7 to L. 6322-9 ; 2° When determining the number of beneficiaries of economic, social and tra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Information to be provided by the owner

Article 78

…within three months, a declaration indicating the designation of the holding, by reference to the land register, and its total surface area, as well as the surname and first names of the farmer or sh…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-9

…n their original category shall retain their seniority in that step, subject to the same conditions and limits, when the increase in salary following their appointment is less than that resulting from…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Safety of the film base of cinematographic works

Article D210-9

The circulation, distribution and projection of positive copies made on film that does not comply with the requirements of French standard S. 24.001 are prohibited.Positive copies withdrawn from circu…

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