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Showing 67716780 of 17089 articles for Art. US–France Estate & Gift Tax Protocol

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Privileges.

Article L327-3

…erests of policyholders and beneficiaries are likely to be compromised in the near future, the real estate forming part of the undertaking's assets may be mortgaged at the request of the Autorité de c…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 792-1

…prohibits any enforcement proceedings and any new registration of security by the creditors of the estate, relating to both movable and immovable property. However, for the application of the provisi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liquidation and partition of the community.

Article 1475

After all deductions have been made from the estate, the surplus is divided equally between the spouses. If a community property is an annex to another property owned by one of the spouses, or if it i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Communal sections with separate assets

Article L2544-5

…l relating to the objects designated in article L. 2544-4, or to the alienation or pledging of real estate or securities belonging to the section, a local commission may be set up to give its opinion…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Special provisions for sales by mutual agreement.

Article R642-36

…eds necessary to complete the sale. He may not, in his capacity as agent, acquire the debtor's real estate.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-20

…nistrative file ;2° A file on the research involving the human person including, in particular, the protocol in the form of a dated document, incorporating, where applicable, successive amendments and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-2

…partment, the departmental prefect and the director general of the regional health agency draw up a protocol relating to the actions and services implemented by the agency on behalf of the departmenta…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-2

For application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° In Articles L. 5461-2, L. 5461-2-1, L. 5461-4, L. 5461-9, L. 5462-2 and L. 5462-8, the provisions relating to the use of the European database on me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6325-33

The agreement concluded between the beneficiary of the professionalisation contract and his legal representatives in the case of minors, the employer in France, the employer abroad, the training body…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions.

Article D5232-2

The equipment and services referred to in article L. 5232-3, the list of which and the conditions of issue of which are set by order of the Minister for Health, are classified into four categories: Ca…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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