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French General Tax CodeIn force
0A: General provisions

Article 718

When effected by deed in France, transfers for valuable consideration of foreign movable property, whether tangible or intangible, are subject to transfer duties under the same conditions as if they r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Deductible liabilities

Article 769

…payable by the deceased, which were contracted for the purchase of property included in the estate and exempt from death duties or in the interest of such property, are set off by priority against th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Valuation rules

Article 766

…shall be laid down by decree (1). The provisions of this article shall apply to successions opened and not declared before the publication of law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Deductible liabilities

Article 773

…less a certificate is produced by the creditor certifying their existence at that time, in the form and according to the rules determined in article L. 20 of the Book of Tax Procedures; 2° Debts grant…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Transfers subject to reduced or exempt taxation

Article 700

…that the exchange is authorised in advance by a decree issued with the assent of the Conseil d'Etat and countersigned by the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Mines, and that t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-21

Within seven days of receiving the request, the public prosecutor shall refer the matter to the territorially competent sentence enforcement judge pursuant to Article 712-10 of the request, together w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-20

Where, before transmitting the conviction or probation decision and the certificate, the competent authority of the sentencing State consults the Public Prosecutor in cases where, pursuant to 2° of ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-1-1

The liberty and custody judge may be replaced, in the event of a vacancy, absence or impediment, by a judge of the first grade or outside the hierarchy designated by the president of the judicial cour…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-7

…d tax:1° For television service publishers, in respect of each of the television services published and their related activities:a) The sums paid by advertisers and sponsors, for the broadcasting of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-7

…n of the project, with the exception of extensions representing less than 30% of the existing seats and taking place more than five years after the start of operations or the last extension;3° The ext…

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