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Showing 41714180 of 19706 articles for Art. SI 1963/1319 — France–UK estate-duty convention

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-1

A professional recovery procedure without liquidation is instituted, open to any debtor, natural person, mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 640-2, is in suspension of payments and whose re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax debtor

Article 1400

I. - Subject to the provisions of Articles 1403 and 1404, all property, whether built or unbuilt, must be taxed in the name of the current owner.II. - When a property is encumbered by usufruct or leas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-4

The beneficiaries of a loan granted by a specialised professional fund may be :1° Sole proprietorships or legal entities governed by private law primarily engaged in a commercial, industrial, agricult…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional Certification Commission

Article R6113-7

In carrying out its duties as defined in articles L. 6113-4 to L. 6113-8, the Commission : 1° Contributes to the harmonisation of the terminology used by the ministries and certifying bodies for the t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and general provisions

Article R114-3

…cting authority to carry out, within the centre, construction, reconstruction, major repair or extension work on the real estate assets for which it is responsible under the conditions defined in arti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 788

The declaration must be made at the clerk's office of the court in whose jurisdiction the succession is opened or before a notary. It includes the election of a single domicile, which may be the domic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Executors.

Article 1029

…e furniture to be sold if there are insufficient liquid assets to pay the urgent debts of the succession.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2376

…ranted by law. They are general. They are exempt from the formality of registration. The legal provisions governing them are to be interpreted strictly. They give the right to be preferred to other cr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Illegal termination of pregnancy.

Article L2222-2

…establishment or a private hospital establishment satisfying the conditions laid down by law, or outside the framework of an agreement concluded in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-25

…indication of the sums due and the dates on which they fall due. It shall specify the nature and basis of the security, if any, attached to the claim and, where applicable, whether the contractual re…

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