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Showing 551560 of 20353 articles for Art. CE 9-6-2020 n° 432596

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.

Article 976

…he notary and to two witnesses, or he shall cause it to be closed, sealed and sealed in their presence, and he shall declare that the contents of this paper are his will, signed by him, and written by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 984

…in the form established above shall be null and void six months after the testator has come to a place where he is at liberty to use the ordinary forms, unless, before the expiry of this period, he ha…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 994

…id only so long as the testator dies on board or within six months after he has disembarked in a place where he has been able to make it again in the ordinary forms. However, if the testator undertake…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 975

…provided that the taxpayer : 1° Holds the position of manager in the company, appointed in accordance with the articles of association of a limited liability company or a partnership limited by share…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Fees for the issue of documents and miscellaneous levies

Article 963

I. to III. - (Repealed with effect from 1st January 2000).IV. -(Repealed).V. - The examination fee for obtaining the deep-sea extension and the large inland waterway yacht extension is set at 38 €.>

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 970

The assets mentioned in article 965 placed in a trust defined in article 792-0 bis are included, for their net market value on 1st January of the tax year, as the case may be, in the assets of the set…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 972

The surrender value of surrenderable insurance contracts and capitalisation bonds or contracts expressed in units of account mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 131-1 of the Insurance Code…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 973

I.-The value of the assets mentioned in article 965 is determined in accordance with the rules in force for death duties. By way of derogation from the second paragraph of article 761, a 30% allowance…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Deductible liabilities

Article 974

…o expenditure on the acquisition of property or property rights; 2° Relating to repair and maintenance expenditure actually borne by the owner or borne on behalf of the tenant by the owner for which t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 971

…to a lease-to-own contract governed by law no. 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 définissant la location-accession à la propriété immobilière pour la valeur des actifs mentionnés à l'article 965 qui font l'o…

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