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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Community assets

Article 1407

Property acquired in exchange for property that belonged to one of the spouses in his or her own right is itself his or her own property, except for the compensation due to or by the community, if the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Community of movables and acquests.

Article 1501

…ing from successions and gifts. They retain, in all cases, the right to seize the assets that previously formed their pledge. They may even pursue payment against the whole of the community where thei…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1424

The spouses may not, one without the other, alienate or encumber with real rights immovables, businesses and holdings belonging to the community, nor non-negotiable corporate rights and tangible movab…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Thresholds

Article R2211-2

…the purchaser; 2° Where applicable, income from ancillary activities or from the development of the estate; 3° Where applicable, any public funding.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1371

…penalty payments and replace the notary appointed by the court. He rules on claims relating to the estate for which he has been appointed.

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

Article R4221-6

For real estate acquisitions made in administrative form by the regions and their public establishments, a deposit may be paid to the seller, as soon as the time limits open for taking registrations w…

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

Article R5211-13-5

For real estate acquisitions made in administrative form by public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, a deposit may be paid to the seller, upon expiry of the periods open for taking regist…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-8

In companies subject to partnership tax, net profit is calculated as the sum of the following elements: 1° The portion of taxable profit for the financial year attributable to those partners liable fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L957-3

In article L. 712-1, the words: "by means of an additional tax on business tax" are replaced by the words: "as stated in the provisions of the tax code applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands".

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-5

The calculation rates are set at :- 80% of the amount of the tax, for the annual fraction less than or equal to €8,500;- 70% of the amount of the tax, for the annual fraction exceeding €8,500 and less…

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