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Showing 29913000 of 33065 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 6-7-1982 n° 1162

French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 792 bis

When a transfer is recorded with a liberal intention of assets or rights that are the subject of a trust contract or of the fruits derived from the exploitation of these assets or rights, the transfer…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 784 C

In the case of gradual or residual gifts as referred to in articles 1048 to 1061 of the Civil Code, at the time of the transmission, the legatee or donee established first is liable for transfer dutie…

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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 764-32

Where the final decision on the recognition and enforcement of the conviction or the probation decision cannot be taken within sixty days of receipt of the sentencing decision and the certificate, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article D611-7

Approval is granted for a maximum period of three years, renewable by order of the prefect of the region where the group's head office is located. The decision takes into account in particular:The com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-7

The income from employment that forms the basis for calculating the penalty referred to in article L. 2242-8 is that for the whole month following the end of the formal notice referred to in article R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Prevention plan.

Article R4512-7

The prevention plan must be drawn up in writing and approved before the work begins in the following two cases: 1° Whenever the operation to be carried out by the external companies, including any sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Recognition of prescriptions

Article R5211-70

Prescriptions for medical devices issued at the request of a patient with a view to obtaining a supply in another Member State of the European Union must include the following information: 1° The surn…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article R211-64

By way of derogation from article 189 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the accounting officer is appointed by order of the ministers responsibl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Partial access

Article L4002-6

This section shall not apply to professionals who fulfil the conditions required to benefit from automatic recognition of their professional qualifications within the meaning of Directive 2005/36/EC o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific provisions relating to the handling of industrial radiology equipment

Article R4451-61

The industrial radiology equipment mentioned in 3° of article R. 4311-7, the list of which is set by decree, may only be handled by a worker holding a certificate of aptitude issued by the Institute f…

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