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Showing 271280 of 25461 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Jul. 2004

French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: New goods

Article 723

…hen they give rise to the collection of value added tax or are exempt from it pursuant to article 257 bis. If this is not the case, the new goods that furnish the business are only subject to a duty o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Transport by sea.

Article 72

1. Within twenty-four hours of the vessel's arrival in port, the master must lodge at the customs office : a) as a summary declaration : - the cargo manifest, with an authentic translation if necessar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 790

The inventory is filed with the court within two months of the declaration. The heir may apply to the judge for an extension if he can show serious and legitimate grounds for delaying the filing of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Special provisions relating to inheritance

Article 789

When an estate includes both property taxable in mainland France or in the overseas departments and property taxable in French Polynesia, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 759

…e may be prosecuted. Where full payment has not been made, and subject to the provisions of Article 760, judicial restraint may be requested again for the amount of the sums still due.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 73

In cases of flagrant crime or flagrant misdemeanour punishable by imprisonment, any person is entitled to apprehend the perpetrator and bring him before the nearest judicial police officer.When the pe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 731

The granting of conditional release may be subject to special conditions as well as assistance and monitoring measures designed to facilitate and verify the rehabilitation of the released person. In p…

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

Article 720

…that it is impossible to implement one of these measures with regard to the requirements of article 707. If the situation of the convicted person is not examined in accordance with the provisions of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Member of the Special Negotiating Body and representative on the Committee of the European Company, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2412-7

The termination of the fixed-term employment contract of a member of the special negotiating body or of a representative on the committee of the European Company, of a representative on the committee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Chimney sweeping of flues and chimney pipes

Article R1331-71

Chimneys and flue pipes must be swept at least every twelve months. The decrees mentioned in article L. 1311-2 may stipulate that chimney sweeping is to be carried out several times a year, including…

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