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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Precipitation.

Article 1516

The preciput is not regarded as a gift, either in substance or in form, but as a marriage agreement and between partners.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Who may buy or sell.

Article 1596

Cannot make themselves purchasers, on pain of nullity, either by themselves or by interposed persons: Guardians, of the property of those of whom they have guardianship; Agents, of the property they a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1516

…1499 and premises whose rental value is determined under the specific conditions set out in article 1501 as well as that of non-built properties are updated according to a procedure comprising: 1° The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1504

I. - 1. For the determination of the rental values of the properties and fractions of properties mentioned in I of article 1498, the departmental commission on rental values provided for in article 16…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1502

…ty tax or, failing this, the council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not used as a main residence or an ancillary tax established on the same basis, are required to submit declaration…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1500

…t out in article 1499, when they appear on the assets side of the balance sheet of a business whose main activity is the rental of these industrial assets ; 3° According to the rules set out in Articl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1508

…from the defect or inaccuracy of the built property declarations provided for in articles 1406 and 1502, and those provided for in XVII of article 34 of law n° 2010-1658 du 29 décembre 2010 de financ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Permanent rules

Article 1510

The assessment rates decided either by the tax department in agreement with the communal commission or, in the absence of such agreement, by the departmental commission provided for in article 1651, a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Rules specific to the 1970-1974 five-yearly review

Article 1515

…The mayor shall have the said decisions posted in accordance with the procedure set out in article 1510.III. - The procedures for applying I and II are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, as i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1505

…eed with the valuation of the built properties mentioned in I of article 1496 and articles 1497 and 1501. After harmonisation with the other municipalities in the department, the valuations are set by…

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