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French General Tax CodeIn force
19°: Urban development zones

Article 148

Dividends, interest, arrears and all other income from foreign securities which French insurance and reinsurance companies are obliged to deposit and keep on deposit abroad, in order to constitute sur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Cadastral changes and changes affecting the tax debtor

Article 1404

I. - When, in respect of a year, a property tax assessment has been made in the name of a person other than the person legally liable for the tax, the tax relief for this assessment is granted provide…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Cadastral changes and changes affecting the tax debtor

Article 1402

Cadastral transfers resulting from changes in ownership are carried out at the request of the owners concerned. No change to the legal status of an immovable property may be the subject of a transfer…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Cadastral changes and changes affecting the tax debtor

Article 1403

As long as the cadastral transfer has not been made, the former owner continues to be taxed on the roll, and he or his natural heirs may be compelled to pay the property tax, except for their recourse…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Cadastral changes and changes affecting the tax debtor

Article 1405

The decisions of the tax administration and the judgments of the administrative courts pronouncing the rebates or taxes provided for by article 1404 have effect, both for the year they relate to and f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Declaration of new constructions and changes to their nature, purpose or use

Article 1406

I. - New constructions, as well as changes in the consistency or use of built and unbuilt properties, are notified by the owners to the administration, within ninety days of their final completion and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1441

An appeal against a decision taken pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 1440-1-1 shall be brought, by application lodged by a lawyer, before the president of the court with which the court clerk…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1405

Recovery of a claim may be sought under the injunction to pay procedure when: 1° The claim has a contractual cause or results from an obligation of a statutory nature and amounts to a specified amount…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to appeals and actions for annulment

Article 1495

An appeal and an action for annulment shall be lodged, investigated and decided in accordance with the rules relating to procedure in contentious matters set out in Articles 900 to 930-1.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The arbitration award

Article 1481

The arbitral award shall contain an indication of: 1° The surnames, forenames or names of the parties and their domicile or registered office; 2° Where applicable, the names of the lawyers or any pers…

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