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Showing 17611770 of 40133 articles for Art. CA Versailles 7-3-2024 n° 22/05759

French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Transfer of ownership of movable property for valuable consideration

Article 725

…ase or the benefit of a promise to lease relating to all or part of an immovable property, are applicable to all acts or agreements, whatever their nature, terms, form or classification, which have th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Deductible liabilities

Article 773

…° Debts which fell due more than three months before the opening of the succession, unless a certificate is produced by the creditor certifying their existence at that time, in the form and according…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Pure and simple acceptance of the succession.

Article 784

…rformed without entailing acceptance of the succession, if the successor has not taken the title or capacity of heir. Any other act required by the interest of the succession and that the successor wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article D5424-7

The provisions of articles L. 5424-6 to L. 5424-19 are applicable: 1° To workers belonging to the professional activities mentioned by decree no. 59-534 of 9 April 1959 relating to the nomenclature of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Transfers of company rights

Article 726

…ultilateral trading facility within the meaning of Article L. 424-1 of the same code, and shares or capital securities, subscribed by customers, of mutual or cooperative credit institutions.When the t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721

…n are assessed by taking into account, in particular, regular attendance at school, university or vocational training aimed at acquiring new knowledge, progress in education or training, commitment to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-70

The obligation set out in Article L. 224-113 applies to the following categories of products and spare parts: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29 March 2016 laying down s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707

…nt, in order to avoid release without any form of judicial supervision. This person's right to be incarcerated in conditions that respect their dignity is guaranteed by article 803-8. IV.-During the e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Valuation rules

Article 764

…movable and immovable assets of the estate, proof to the contrary also being reserved.For the application of this I, the inventories mentioned in 2° may be drawn up by a person mentioned in I or II o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-74

…fessional use; 3° Real estate or premises useful for the exercise of the profession; 4° All sums in cash; 5° The partners' industry, which by virtue of the article 10 de la loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembr…

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