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Showing 1120 of 41666 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955

French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Transfers by death

Article 641 bis

The time limits provided for in Article 641 are extended to twenty-four months for inheritance declarations involving real estate or real estate rights for which the deceased's right of ownership was…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Respective scope of application of registration duty and land registration tax

Article 663

…h and documents referred to in articles 28, 35, in 2° of Article 36 and to Article 37 of Decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 as amended and those relating to rights mentioned in articles 2521, excludin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R4221-4

…real estate acquired in reinvestment.The funds are remitted at the request of the seller and on production of a certificate from the notary certifying that the task of reinvestment entrusted to him h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R2241-4

…l estate acquired in reinvestment. The funds are handed over at the request of the seller and on production of a certificate from the notary certifying the completion of the re-investment assignment e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Costs of reconstituting title deeds to immovable property and property rights

Article 775 sexies

…operty rights for which the deceased's right of ownership was not established before his death by a duly transcribed or published deed, charged to the heirs by the notary, are allowed, on production o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: How formalities are carried out

Article 660

…registration formality in respect of deeds subject to land registration pursuant to the decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 as amended and which are not drawn up in authentic form, in accordance with…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Special provisions for gifts

Article 776 quater

As from 1 January 2014 (1), the costs of reconstituting title deeds to buildings or property rights incurred in the twenty-four months preceding a gift inter vivos to enable the donor's right of owner…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1961 bis

Unless it takes the place of registration duties under article 664, the land registration tax is only refundable in the event of an error by the service responsible for land registration. Subject to t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Publication of the writ of attachment

Article R321-7

Publication formalities are governed by decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration and decree no. 55-1350 of 14 October 1955 implementing this decree. When the execution of the pub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-3

…real estate acquired in reinvestment. The funds are remitted at the request of the seller and on production of a certificate from the notary certifying the completion of the re-investment assignment e…

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