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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Compulsory release

Article 720

I.-The situation of any convicted person serving one or more custodial sentences of a total duration of less than or equal to five years must be examined by the sentence enforcement judge with a view…

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

Article 734

The court or tribunal imposing a sentence may, in the cases and under the conditions provided for in the articles 132-29 to 132-57 of the Penal Code, order that its execution be stayed. The court may…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Funeral expenses

Article 775

Funeral expenses are deducted from the assets of the estate up to an amount of €1,500, and for the entire estate if it is less than this amount (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Transfers of a farm or certain assets dependent on a farm

Article 732

Deeds recording the transfer for consideration of an agricultural business, consisting of all or some of the items listed in the

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° Special schemes

Article 743

The following are exempt from land registration tax: 1° Construction leases; 2° Long-term leases concluded pursuant to articles L. 416-1 to L. 416-6, L. 416-8 and L. 416-9du code rural et de la pêche…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R822-72

…cles of Association comply with the requirements of articles 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 de la loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966. They also state: 1° The surname, first names and domicile of each mem…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 749

In the event of voluntary non-compliance with one or more fines imposed in criminal or correctional cases for an offence punishable by imprisonment, including in the event of voluntary non-compliance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

I. - The Minister responsible for the economy shall determine, in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the conditions of application of the foll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-77

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in article L. 3142-75, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement determines the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
h: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 716

During the period of repayment of loans taken out for the construction of a dwelling, amicable transfers of individual low-rent dwellings with the aim of substituting solvent persons, fulfilling the c…

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