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French General Tax CodeIn force
H: Simultaneous sales of movable and immovable property

Article 735

Where a deed transferring ownership or usufruct includes movables and immovables, registration duty is levied on the entire price at the rate regulated for immovables, unless a specific price is stipu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 783

Subject to reciprocity treaties, reductions in taxes or duties, reductions in the base, deductions granted by the laws in force for reasons of family responsibilities are applicable only to French cit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special schemes

Article 730

Transfers of company rights referred to in I of article 257 which give rise to the payment of value added tax give rise to the collection of a registration fee of €125.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 782

The free transfer duties payable by war cripples who are at least 50% disabled are reduced by half, up to a maximum reduction of €305.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special schemes

Article 729

…ation duty purposes as transferring real estate ownership for valuable consideration under articles 727,728 and 1655 ter are subject to these duties in accordance with the rates applicable to transfer…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Transfers of building lease rights and similar agreements

Article 725

…e, is subject to registration duty determined in accordance with the tariff provided for in article 719 (1). Duty is levied on the amount of the sum or indemnity stipulated by the transferor in his fa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special schemes

Article 728

Without prejudice to the provisions of article 1655 ter, transfers of shares or units conferring on their owners the right to the enjoyment of immovable property or fractions of immovable property are…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER I: TRANSPORT OF GOODS.

Article L321-7

Companies or organisations holding approval under the provisions of article L. 321-7 in force prior to the publication of law no. 2002-3 of 3 January 2002 relating to the safety of transport infrastru…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-7

A profit-sharing agreement approved in application ofOrdinance no. 59-126 of 7 January 1959 designed to promote employee involvement in the company may continue to use the distribution criteria based…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-74

…he prescriber's request for compassionate access authorisation as provided for in II of Article L. 5121-12-1 is sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by elect…

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