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Showing 4150 of 50777 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 13-2-1985 n° 82-14.220

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Shares and lots.

Article 828

Where the debtor of a balancing payment has obtained deferred payment and, as a result of economic circumstances, the value of the property due to him has increased or decreased by more than one quart…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Shares and lots.

Article 827

The mass is divided by head. However, it is made by strain when there is reason for representation. Once division by stock has been effected, a separate distribution is made, where applicable, between…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Shares and lots.

Article 829

With a view to their distribution, the property is estimated at its value on the date of divided enjoyment as fixed by the deed of partition, taking into account, where applicable, the charges on it.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Shares and lots.

Article 825

The partitionable mass comprises the property existing at the opening of the succession, or that which has been subrogated to it, and which the deceased has not disposed of by reason of death, as well…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Conciliation led by the judge

Article 825

When the judge makes the preliminary conciliation attempt himself, the court registry notifies the claimant by any means of the place, day and time at which the conciliation hearing will take place. T…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Slaughter health fees

Article 302 bis N

Any person who has an animal slaughtered in a slaughterhouse pays a slaughter health fee to the State. However, in the case of contract slaughter, the fee is paid by the third-party slaughterer on beh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…ninth paragraph of III, the last paragraph of IV and the tenth paragraph of V of article 11 of law n° 2014-58 du 27 January 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII sexies : Capital gains tax on the sale of buildings other than building land

Article 1609 nonies G

I. - A tax is introduced on capital gains realised under the conditions provided for in articles 150 U and 150 UB to 150 UD by natural persons or companies or groupings covered by articles 8 to 8 ter…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation

Article 827

The judge shall endeavour to reconcile the parties. The judge may also, at any time during the proceedings, invite the parties to meet with a judicial conciliator at the place, day and time that he or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Companies with variable capital

Article 825

The net increase in the capital of an open-ended company, recorded at the end of a financial year, is recorded free of charge; the words "free of charge" are entered in the minutes of the general meet…

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