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Showing 4150 of 17089 articles for Art. US–France Estate & Gift Tax Protocol

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Unsealing.

Article 1321

Seals are successively unsealed as the inventory is compiled; they are reapplied at the end of each session.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Affixing seals.

Article 1310

The bailiff shall appoint a custodian of the seals if this is justified by the consistency and apparent value of the goods. Where persons remain in the premises where the affixing is made, the bailiff…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Affixing seals.

Article 1314

…pening. If, during the opening, it is revealed that the documents or packages are extraneous to the estate, the bailiff shall hand them over to the interested parties. If they do not appear or if the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Affixing seals.

Article 1315

The sealing report is signed and dated by the bailiff. It includes: 1° A reminder of the decision by virtue of which the bailiff is operating; 2° A summary account of the statements made by the person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for implementing a national protocol

Article D4011-4

The employment or practice structures declare the implementation of an authorised national protocol to the regional health agency via a dedicated online application on the website of the Ministry of H…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for drawing up a national protocol

Article D4011-3

…res between healthcare professionals of national interest, which could be the subject of a national protocol. With a view to drawing up a national protocol, the Committee publishes a call for expressi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Real estate and business assets located in France and vested in persons domiciled abroad - Obligations imposed on the purchaser

Article 803

Any purchaser of a property or business located in France and belonging to an estate devolving to one or more heirs, legatees or donees having their de facto or de jure domicile abroad, may not be rel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National protocols

Article L4011-3

…trategy, promotion and deployment of inter-professional cooperation. It proposes a list of national protocols to be drawn up and deployed throughout France, supports healthcare professionals in develo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Security protocol.

Article R4515-5

The safety protocol includes the information needed to assess the risks of all kinds generated by the operation, as well as the prevention and safety measures to be observed at each stage of the opera…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Security protocol.

Article R4515-10

…mployer shall provide and collect, by any appropriate means, the information relating to the safety protocol.

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