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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Real estate and similar companies

Article 828 bis

1. The following are exempt from registration duties, land registration tax and the contribution provided for in Article 879 transfers of property, rights and obligations resulting from the transforma…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Public acts

Article 855

A mention shall be made in all copies of public, civil or judicial acts, which must be registered on the minutes and copies referred to in I of l'article 658, of the receipt of duties, by a literal an…

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

Article 788 bis

…he second paragraph of article 1094-1 of the Civil Code are deemed to have been transmitted gratuitously by the deceased.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A

…purposes of calculating free transfer duties, in the event of a gift in full ownership of a craft business, a business, an agricultural business or the customer base of a sole proprietorship or the s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 D

For the purposes of collecting inter vivos transfer duties, an allowance of €5,310 is made on the share of each of the donor's great-grandchildren.

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c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 H

…of himself and his successors in title, to build and complete new premises intended for residential use within a period of four years from the date of the deed, up to a maximum of:1° €100,000, when th…

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3°: Securities, sums or assets on deposit. Amounts due as a result of death. Obligations of depositaries or debtors

Article 806

…olio management companies, money changers, bankers, discounters, public or ministerial officers or business agents who are custodians, holders or debtors of securities, sums or assets dependent on an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Capital increases

Article 812

I. - An increase, by means of the capitalisation of profits, reserves or provisions of any kind, in the capital of companies shall be registered free of charge.II. - (Repealed).

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D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 793 ter

…eirs or legatees. For the purposes of assessing this €46,000 limit, account is taken of all gratuitous transfers made by the same person.

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D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 795 B

…down condominiums of national interest mentioned in Title IV of Book VII of the Construction and Housing Code.

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