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Showing 15611570 of 19706 articles for Art. SI 1963/1319 — France–UK estate-duty convention

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-6-1

When the Banque de France becomes aware, in the course of its duties, of an emergency situation as defined in Article L. 613-20-5, it shall alert as soon as possible the Autorité de contrôle prudentie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-3

The Banque de France is prohibited from authorising overdrafts or granting any other type of credit to the Treasury or any other public body or company. The direct acquisition by the Banque de France…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions.

Article R141-1

To compile the fraud statistics referred to in Article L. 141-4, issuers of means of payment shall send the necessary information to the Payment Security Observatory. The Observatory shall issue recom…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions.

Article R141-2

The Minister for the Economy may refer a matter to the Observatory for an opinion, setting a deadline for its response. Opinions may be made public by the Minister.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes to be levied for the common fund for agricultural accidents at work

Article 1623

…to the chapitre Ier du titre V du livre VII du code rural et de la pêche maritime, doivent indiquer si le chef d'entreprise est ou non assuré.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Transfers by death

Article 656

…clared. Inheritance declarations of persons not domiciled in France are filed with the department designated by the minister responsible for the budget.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° Normal system

Article 747

…ax provided for in article 746 are liquidated on the amount of the shared net assets. Where the division includes a balancing payment or a capital gain, the tax on what is the subject thereof is levie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Presumptions of ownership

Article 752

…han one year before his death. Proof to the contrary may not result from a transfer for valuable consideration granted to one of the presumptive heirs or descendants of them, even if excluded by will,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Presumptions of ownership

Article 754 A

Property acquired by virtue of a clause inserted into a contract of joint acquisition under which the share of the first deceased(s) will revert to the survivors in such a way that the last surviving…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° Special scheme

Article 748

Shares of movable or immovable property that are part of a succession or a marital community and that are made solely between the original members of the joint ownership, their spouse, ascendants, des…

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