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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Special provisions relating to inheritance

Article 788

I. - (Repealed)II. - (Repealed)III. - For the collection of death duties, an abatement shall be made on the net share of any heir, donee or legatee corresponding to the value of the property received…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-10

In accordance with the provisions of Article 1210-3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the amount of compensation allocated to the person appointed as ad hoc administrator in civil proceedings is set at…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES

Article L200-6

Restrictions on the right to move and reside freely in France imposed on foreign nationals whose situation is governed by this book may only be justified by behaviour which constitutes, from the point…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES

Article L200-4

Family member of a European Union citizen means a foreign national, regardless of nationality, who falls into one of the following situations:1° Spouse of the citizen of the European Union;2° Direct d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES

Article L200-3

For the purposes of this Book, and under the conditions it lays down, nationals of States which are not members of the European Union and which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Ar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES

Article L200-2

Any person holding the nationality of a Member State is a citizen of the European Union.European Union citizens exercise the right to move and reside freely in France conferred on them by Articles 20…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES

Article L200-5

A foreign national maintaining private and family ties with a citizen of the European Union is taken to mean a foreign national, regardless of nationality, not covered by article

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article L200-1

For the purposes of this Book, the words "France" and "in France" mean mainland France and the territorial collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, as well as Saint-Barthélemy and Sa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-26

When, due to the implementation on grounds of legitimate suspicion of the provisions relating to the request for recusation, provided for as the case may be, in articles 341 to 348 of the code of civi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-10

When, due to the implementation, on grounds of legitimate suspicion, of the provisions relating to the request for recusation, provided for as the case may be, in articles 341 to 348 of the code of ci…

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