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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5 : Stipulation of unequal shares.

Article 1524

The attribution of the entire community can only be agreed for the event of survival, either in favour of a designated spouse or in favour of whoever survives. The spouse who retains the entire commun…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5 : Stipulation of unequal shares.

Article 1521

Where it has been stipulated that the spouse or his or her heirs will only have a certain share in the community, such as one-third or one-quarter, the spouse thus reduced or his or her heirs only bea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1524

In the event of a vacancy lasting more than three months, the tax may be discharged or reduced on the basis of a complaint submitted in accordance with the conditions laid down in such cases for prope…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1525

In communes with a total population not exceeding 5,000 inhabitants, the deliberations of the municipal councils relating to the tax for the removal of household waste may provide that the total reven…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1522

I. - The tax is established on the basis of the net income serving as the basis for the property tax, defined by Article 1388.The tax base for dwellings occupied by civil servants and civilian or mili…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax on the sale of land that has become building land

Article 1529

I. - Municipalities may, by deliberation of the municipal council, institute a flat-rate tax on the transfer for valuable consideration of bare land that has been made constructible due to its classif…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Awards rendered in France

Article 1521

The First President or, as soon as the matter is referred to him, the Conseiller de la mise en état may grant exequatur to the award.

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In force

Article 1528

…dispute may, on their own initiative and under the conditions set out in this Book, attempt to resolve it amicably with the assistance of a mediator, a court conciliator or, in the context of a parti…

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In force

Article 1529

The provisions of this book shall apply to disputes falling within the jurisdiction of the courts adjudicating in civil, commercial, social or rural matters, subject to the special rules for each matt…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Awards rendered in France

Article 1523

A decision refusing recognition or enforcement of an international arbitration award made in France may be appealed. The appeal is lodged within one month of service of the decision. In this case, the…

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