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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796-0 ter

The share of each brother or sister, whether single, widowed, divorced or legally separated, is exempt from death duties on the double condition: 1° That he is, at the time of the opening of the succe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Cases of judicial partition and judicial sale.

Article ANNEXE, art. 21

Notifications to absentees shall be made through the hands of their representative or curator.Notifications are governed, in addition, by the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure.Notifications to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Cases of judicial partition and judicial sale.

Article ANNEXE, art. 23

The decisions of the judicial court may be challenged by immediate appeal.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Cases of judicial partition and judicial sale.

Article ANNEXE, art. 22

The proxy proves his mandate by a power of attorney deposited in the minutes of the notary. At the request of one of the parties or the notary, the power of attorney must be authenticated.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594-0 F sexies

Sales resulting from the application of articles L. 181-14 to L. 181-28 of the rural and maritime fishing code relating to the agricultural development of uncultivated land, abandoned land and insuffi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67-0 quater

In the event of the commission of a flagrant offence punishable by a prison sentence other than those provided for in this Code, customs officers may arrest the alleged offender with a view to handing…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796-0 quater

Reversions of usufruct are subject to death duties.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796-0 bis

The surviving spouse and the partner linked to the deceased by a civil solidarity pact are exempt from death duties.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31-0 bis

When a listed or registered historic monument, whether built or unbuilt, is the subject of a long lease for a period of at least eighteen years, the lessee is taxed as the owner on the income received…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Social debt repayment contributions paid to the social debt repayment fund (Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale)

Article 1600-0 I

The contribution for the repayment of the social debt to which sales of precious metals, jewellery, works of art, collectors' items and antiques are subject is established, controlled and collected in…

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