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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5 : Stipulation of unequal shares.

Article 1525

…med to be donations, either in substance or in form, but simply marriage agreements and agreements between partners. Unless otherwise stipulated, they do not prevent the heirs of the predeceased spous…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5 : Stipulation of unequal shares.

Article 1521

…ed or his or her heirs only bear the community debts in proportion to the share they take in the assets. The agreement is void if it obliges the spouse so reduced or his heirs to bear a greater share,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Separation as to property.

Article 1537

…agreements contained in their contract; and, if there are none in this respect, in the proportion determined in Article 214.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the sale.

Article 1593

The costs of deeds and other accessories to the sale are payable by the buyer.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1573

Existing property is fictitiously combined with property not included in the original patrimony and disposed of by the spouse by gift inter vivos without the spouse's consent, as well as property frau…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the sale.

Article 1586

…the other hand, the goods have been sold en bloc, the sale is perfect, although the goods have not yet been weighed, counted or measured.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1502

…ancillary tax established on the same basis, are required to submit declarations under conditions set by decree (1).The first paragraph is not applicable to persons liable for these taxes in respect…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Permanent rules

Article 1510

…of such agreement, by the departmental commission provided for in article 1651, are notified to the mayor by the tax administration. The mayor must, within five days of notification, have them posted…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: General provisions

Article 1509

…ped properties established on the basis of the income from these properties results from the rates set by nature of crop and property, in accordance with the rules laid down by the ministerial instruc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1523

…by name. The same applies to the occupants of temporary buildings erected pursuant to Ordinance no. 45-609 of 10 April 1945 relating to preliminary reconstruction work. The provisions of articles 1502…

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