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Showing 41114120 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 610

…f a life annuity or alimony, must be paid by the universal legatee of the usufruct in its entirety, and by the universal legatee of the usufruct in proportion to his enjoyment, without any repetition…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 611

The usufructuary by particular title is not liable for the debts on which the land is mortgaged: if he is forced to pay them, he has his recourse against the owner, except as provided in Article 1020,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 600

…ed to be drawn up, in the presence of the owner, or him duly summoned, an inventory of the movables and a statement of the immovables subject to the usufruct.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 601

…ment, if he is not exempted from this by the deed constituting the usufruct; however, as the father and mother have the legal usufruct of their children's property, the vendor or donor, subject to usu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 614

If, during the term of the usufruct, a third party commits any usurpation on the land, or otherwise expects to infringe the rights of the owner, the usufructuary is bound to report it to the latter; f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Normal system

Article 684

Exchanges of immovable property are subject to land registration tax or 5% registration duty. The tax or duty is levied on the value of one of the shares where there is no return. If there is a return…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
0A: General layout

Article 682

…stration duties at the rate provided for transactions of the same nature giving rise to payment of land registration tax.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: How easements are established

Article 693

There is a destination of the father of the family only when it is proved that the two pieces of land currently divided belonged to the same owner, and that it was by him that things were put in the s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: How easements are established

Article 695

…hich cannot be acquired by prescription, can only be replaced by a title recognising the servitude, and emanating from the owner of the servient land.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: How easements are established

Article 691

Continuous servitudes which are not apparent, and discontinuous servitudes which are apparent or not apparent, can only be established by title. Even immemorial possession is not sufficient to establi…

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