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

Article 658

I. - The formality of registration is given on the minutes, patents or originals of the deeds that are subject to it. However, the formality may be given:1° On a full copy of the notarial deeds to be…

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

Article 660

The competent public accountants are prohibited from carrying out the registration formality in respect of deeds subject to land registration pursuant to the decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 as amen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title IV: Land easements or services

Article 639

It derives either from the natural situation of the premises, or from obligations imposed by law, or from agreements between owners.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title IV: Land easements or services

Article 637

An easement is a charge imposed on an inheritance for the use and benefit of an inheritance belonging to another owner.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title IV: Land easements or services

Article 638

The easement does not establish any pre-eminence of one inheritance over another.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of farm profits

Article 63

…he purposes of income tax, profits from farming are deemed to be the income that the farming of rural property provides either to farmers, sharecroppers or to the farming owners themselves.These profi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 698

Costs relating to unjustified instances, acts and enforcement procedures shall be borne by the court officers who made them, without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed. The same applies to c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 697

Lawyers, former solicitors and bailiffs may be personally ordered to pay the costs of proceedings, acts and enforcement procedures carried out outside the limits of their mandate.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 696

The losing party shall be ordered to pay the costs, unless the judge, by reasoned decision, charges all or part of them to another party.The conditions under which a party receiving legal aid may be c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 699

Lawyers may, in matters where their assistance is compulsory, request that an order for costs be accompanied for their benefit by the right to recover directly from the convicted party those costs of…

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