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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Deductible liabilities

Article 770

The debts the deduction of which is requested are detailed, item by item, in an inventory certified by the depositor and appended to the declaration of the succession. In support of their request, the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article R2213-50

…s mentioned in article R. 2213-48.The mayor issues the interested party with a payment slip showing details of the sums to be collected. The statement referred to in the first paragraph is forwarded t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENTAL AUTHORITIES

Article R3133-1

In the case provided for in article L. 3133-1, the taxpayer is issued with a receipt for the detailed statement of case that he has sent to the administrative court. The prefect, to whom the matter ha…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS ADOPTED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Article R4143-1

In the case provided for in Article L. 4143-1, the taxpayer is issued with a receipt for the detailed statement of case that he has sent to the administrative court. The prefect, to whom the matter ha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1763

I. - A fine equal to 5% of the sums omitted shall be imposed where the following documents are not produced or are inaccurate or incomplete:a. Table of provisions provided for pursuant to the provisio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Registration of immovable property

Article 2510

…lished at the end of a procedure that reveals all rights already constituted on this immovable. The details of this procedure are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 736

…Code or to the prohibition from exercising a professional or voluntary activity involving habitual contact with minors. Incapacities, prohibitions and disqualifications imposed as an additional penal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inspection.

Article L5313-2-1

…e for these acts: 1° Participate under a pseudonym in electronic exchanges; 2° By this means, be in contact with persons likely to be the perpetrators of these offences; 3° Acquire products or substan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Low-voltage lines, pipes and installations inside premises A.

Article R4534-127

…the course of carrying out the work, there is a risk of workers coming directly or indirectly into contact either with a live conductor or live conductive part which is bare or insufficiently insulat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-26

…omination of the variety and its botanical description, the certificate shall in particular include details of the date of filing of the application, the date of issue, the various publicity measures,…

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