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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-77

The guardianship account (number 33 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a fee proportional to the highest chapter in revenue or expenditure, according to the following scale:Bases of assessmen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-70

The surviving spouse's option to acquire or allocate the predeceased's own property or to take joint property (number 24 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-74

The declaration of employment by separate deed (number 29 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of the proportional fee provided for in 2° of article A. 444-73.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-75

The establishment of alimony and indexed annuities (numbers 30 and 31 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A proportional fee:a) Either to the capital formed by ten times the annual benefit,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-71

The option by the heirs to maintain the forms and methods of payment of the compensatory allowance that was the responsibility of the deceased debtor spouse (number 25 in table 5) gives rise to the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D5842-7

Articles R. 5211-41-1 to R. 5211-47 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-79

…presentation provided for in Article 91 of the Finance Act of 28 April 1816, under the conditions set out in Articles R. 742-27-1, with the exception of its last paragraph, R. 742-27-2 et R. 742-28.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations.

Article R441-7

The economic sectors defined in III of Article L. 441-15 are: 1° The motor industry sector listed under division 29 of section C of the French activity nomenclature; >The construction sector listed un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article A321-7

The Conseil des maisons de vente shall draw up the list of candidates admitted to sit the qualifying examination tests three weeks before the date of the first test of each session. Individual invitat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation of the Disciplinary Boards of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Board

Article R4234-7

…ls, either as a full member or as an alternate. The orders of the ministers responsible for the budget and health setting the allowances payable to the chairmen or deputy chairmen of the disciplinary…

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