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Showing 44614470 of 66032 articles for Art. al. 2 · Cass. com. 26 November 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 2009 · Cass. com. 1 March 2011

French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Rules common to movable and immovable property

Article 763 bis

The right of return provided for in

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Rules common to movable and immovable property

Article 762 bis

For the purposes of calculating gratuitous transfer duties, the value of the rights of habitation and use is 60% of the value of the usufruct determined in accordance with I of Article 669.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Lawyers

Article R444-71

…ction are applicable to tariffs relating to lawyers' postulation services in the following matters: 1° The seizure of property governed by articles L. 311-1 to L. 341-1 and R. 311-1 à R. 334-3 of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-7

The joint association referred to in article L. 1231-10 of the Transport Code may levy a payment intended to finance mobility services in an urban area of at least 50,000 inhabitants and in the multip…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-12

…ntrol of the judicial authorities, automated processing of personal data collected in the course of:1° Preliminary or flagrante delicto enquiries or investigations carried out under a rogatory commiss…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for documentary works

Article 211-11

…documentary genre, points are divided into five groups, as follows : I.-Language of Filming" group 1° The "Language of Filming" group is awarded 20 points; 2° Points are awarded under the following c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-7

…ne répondant pas aux conditions démographiques mentionnées au premier alinéa de l'article L. 3334-6-1.Departments whose per capita financial potential is more than twice the average per capita financi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-7

…shall not prevent the payment of funds into accounts held with persons referred to in Article L. 561-2, whose funds are frozen pursuant to Articles L. 562-2, L. 562-3, L. 562-3-1, L. 712-4 or L. 712-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-18

In application of Article 31 of the aforementioned Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, a decree in the Council of State, issued after consultation with the National Commission for Information Technology…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative decisions

Article 27-1

Decrees concerning acquisition, naturalisation or reinstatement, authorisation to lose French nationality, loss or forfeiture of this nationality, are issued and published in the forms laid down by de…

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