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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 796-0

Persons exempt from death duties are those exempt from filing an inheritance declaration under the provisions of Article 800.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 793 ter

The exemption provided for in 4°, 5° and 6° of 2 of article 793 is capped at €46,000 per share received by each of the donees, heirs or legatees. For the purposes of assessing this €46,000 limit, acco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 795 B

Free transfer duty is waived on State land and property assets that the State transfers, in full ownership, to a public land institution as part of operations to requalify run-down condominiums of nat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Judicial administration of evidence

Article R153-7

Where only certain elements of the document are of such a nature as to infringe a business secret without being necessary for the resolution of the dispute, the judge shall order the communication or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expenses and costs

Article R7214-7

The cost of transporting the employee to and from the inter-company occupational health service is borne by the employer.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Co-contractor established abroad

Article D8222-7

Where the person entering into the contract is not a private individual meeting the conditions set out in article D. 8222-6, he shall be deemed to have carried out the checks required by article L. 82…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-75

In order to examine the application for authorisation, the Agency may ask the athlete for any additional medical examinations or documents deemed necessary by the committee of experts provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D4311-7

I. - Pursuant to Article L. 4311-1-1, the President of the Regional Council shall present to the Regional Council an annual report on the situation with regard to equality between women and men in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-2

…ed by a lawyer, and that they have the opportunity to make any observations that they consider useful. These observations may relate in particular to the regularity of the procedure, the classificatio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonuses

Article R2372-7

For project management contracts relating to works to which the provisions of Book IV do not apply, tenderers who have submitted services in accordance with the consultation documents are entitled to…

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