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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Contributions to a company, legal entity or grouping

Article 809

…or immovable property, between the partners or other persons, are subject to registration duty or land registration tax on the amount of the contributions less liabilities;2° Contributions of immovab…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Estates which have lapsed.

Article 811

Where the State claims the estate of a person who dies without an heir or an abandoned estate, it must apply to the court for the estate to be sent into possession.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the curator.

Article 810

As soon as he is appointed, the curator takes possession of the securities and other property held by third parties and pursues the recovery of sums due to the estate. He may continue to operate the s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 81

…al police in order to have them carry out all the necessary investigative acts under the conditions and subject to the reservations provided for in articles 151 and 152.The investigating judge must ve…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 804

…from Law No. 2023-703 of 1 August 2023 relating to military programming for the years 2024 to 2030 and containing various provisions concerning defence, in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Judicial police

Article 809

I. - Officials and agents exercising functions in the overseas territories and in New Caledonia corresponding to those of the metropolitan officials and agents referred to in articles 22 to 29 are ent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 806

In New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the pecuniary penalties incurred pursuant to this Code are pronounced in local currency, taking into account the equivalent value…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 805

For the application of this code in the overseas collectivities and New Caledonia:1° References to the department are replaced by references to the collectivity;2° References to the prefect and sub-pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special provisions relating to inheritance

Article 801

The declaration provided for in Article 800 must mention the surname, first names, date and place of birth of each of the heirs, legatees or donees. If the birth took place outside France, proof of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special provisions relating to inheritance

Article 800

…etailed declaration.The following are exempt:1° The successors in direct line, the surviving spouse and the partner bound by a civil solidarity pact where the gross assets of the succession are less t…

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