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Showing 6170 of 23919 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 29-10-1985 n° 84-14.391

French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Judicial partition.

Article 841

The court of the place where the succession was opened has exclusive jurisdiction to hear actions for partition and disputes that arise either when the indivision is maintained or during the partition…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 844

Gifts made outside the inheritance can only be retained, nor legacies claimed by the heir coming to share, up to the available portion: the excess is subject to reduction.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 849

Gifts and legacies made to the spouse of a spouse entitled to inherit are deemed to have been made with exemption from reporting. If the gifts and legacies are made jointly to two spouses, only one of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Judicial partition.

Article 842

At any time, the co-sharers may abandon legal proceedings and pursue amicable partition if the conditions laid down for a partition of this nature are met.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 846

A donee who was not a presumptive heir at the time of the gift, but who becomes a successor on the day the succession is opened, does not owe the report, unless the donor has expressly required it.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 847

Gifts and legacies made to the son of one who is successor at the time of the opening of the succession are always deemed to be made with exemption from reporting. The father coming to the succession…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Normal system

Article 844

The proportional land registration tax applicable to registrations of judicial or conventional mortgages referred to in 1° of Article

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° : Private deeds - Filing a duplicate at the office

Article 849

Parties who draw up a private deed subject to registration within a specified period must draw up a duplicate copy bearing the same signatures as the deed itself, which remains deposited with the tax…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI: Miscellaneous deeds

Article 847

Sont enregistrés gratuitement:1° Les contrats de mariage, lorsqu'ils ne peuvent donner lieu à la perception d'une imposition proportionnelle ou progressive d'un montant plus élevé;2° (Abrogé).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI: Miscellaneous deeds

Article 846

Receipts or assignments of a sum equivalent to three years' unpaid rent or lease payments, with the exception of receipts or assignments relating to the deeds provided for in article 1048 ter.

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