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Showing 18 of 8 articles for Art. 1400

French Civil CodeIn force
Part I: Legal community

Article 1400

The community, which is established in the absence of a contract or by the simple declaration that one is marrying under the community regime, is subject to the rules explained in the three sections t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax debtor

Article 1400

I. - Subject to the provisions of Articles 1403 and 1404, all property, whether built or unbuilt, must be taxed in the name of the current owner.II. - When a property is encumbered by usufruct or leas…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book IV: PROVISIONS RELATING TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L1400-2

The provisions of this Code apply ipso jure to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the provisions of the titles devoted to each of these collectivities in the book…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book IV: PROVISIONS RELATING TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L1400-3

The provisions of this Code are only applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia, New Caledonia and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories to the extent and under the conditio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book IV: PROVISIONS RELATING TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L1400-1

Pursuant to Article 73 of the Constitution, the provisions of this Code apply ipso jure in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion and Mayotte, subject to the provisions of the title devoted to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Tax on commercial wasteland

Article 1530

…tax. III. - The tax is paid by the person liable for the property tax within the meaning of article 1400. IV. - The tax base is made up of the net income serving as the basis for the property tax on b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Additional tax on undeveloped property

Article 1519 I

…paid by the person liable for property tax on undeveloped properties within the meaning of article 1400.III. - The base for this tax is established on the basis of the cadastral rental value determin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

…t J ma If the laser wavelength corresponds to two limits, the more restrictive limit applies.b If 1400 ≤ λ <105 nm: limit aperture diameter = 1 mm for t ≤ 0.3 s and 1.5 t0.375 mm for 0.3 s…

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