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Showing 941950 of 12756 articles for Art. BOI-RPPM-RCM-20-10-20-50 n°s 140–150

French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Declaration of new constructions and changes to their nature, purpose or use

Article 1406

I. - New constructions, as well as changes in the consistency or use of built and unbuilt properties, are notified by the owners to the administration, within ninety days of their final completion and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Cadastral changes and changes affecting the tax debtor

Article 1402

Cadastral transfers resulting from changes in ownership are carried out at the request of the owners concerned. No change to the legal status of an immovable property may be the subject of a transfer…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Cadastral changes and changes affecting the tax debtor

Article 1403

As long as the cadastral transfer has not been made, the former owner continues to be taxed on the roll, and he or his natural heirs may be compelled to pay the property tax, except for their recourse…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Cadastral changes and changes affecting the tax debtor

Article 1405

The decisions of the tax administration and the judgments of the administrative courts pronouncing the rebates or taxes provided for by article 1404 have effect, both for the year they relate to and f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable premises

Article 1407

I. - Council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwelling is due:1° For all furnished premises allocated to residential use other than those allocated to th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1407

The application shall be made by petition delivered or addressed, as the case may be, to the registry by the creditor or by any agent. In addition to the particulars prescribed by Article 57, the appl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1406

The application shall be brought, as the case may be, before the protection litigation judge or the president of the judicial court or the commercial court, within the limits of the jurisdiction of th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1408

The creditor may, in the application for an order for payment, request that in the event of opposition, the case be immediately referred to the court he considers competent.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1409

If, on the basis of the documents produced, the judge considers the claim to be well-founded in whole or in part, the judge shall make an order for payment of the sum that he or she retains. If the ju…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory powers.

Article L5215-20-1

I. - Urban communities existing on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale continue to exercis…

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