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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI: Miscellaneous deeds

Article 847 bis

…exempt from registration duties: 1° The deeds provided for in the Article 342-10 of the Civil Code and Article L. 2141-6 of the Public Health Code; 2° Documents acknowledging parentage drawn up under…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI: Miscellaneous deeds

Article 848 bis

The fraction of shares in rural landholding groups, provided for by article L. 322-22 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime, representative of forestry assets and that representative of agricultur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI: Miscellaneous deeds

Article 846 bis

Powers of attorney, mortgage releases and notarial deeds other than those recording usucapion are subject to a fixed land registration tax or, where applicable, a fixed registration fee of €25. The ra…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Destruction before trial of certain categories of goods.

Article 389 bis

…they are unfit for consumption, or which cannot be kept without risk of deterioration; the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the goods are located or the investiga…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Transfers by death

Article 641 bis

…otarised certificates mentioned in 3° of article 28 of decree n° 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration, relating to such property, are published within the same timeframe.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
d: Special schemes for agriculture

Article 707 bis

…the exercise of the right of pre-emption instituted by articles L. 412-1 to L. 412-13 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, relating to the status of tenant farming and sharecropping, or by article…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Third class

Article 416 bis

…rmance of their duties or refusing to comply with their orders in accordance with Article 53 (1)(b) and Article 61 (1) of this Code is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

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French Customs CodeIn force
E. - Fifth class.

Article 413 bis

…ny infringement of the provisions of a of 1 of Article 53 ; 2° Any refusal to provide the documents and information requested by customs officers in the exercise of the right of disclosure provided fo…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Second class.

Article 411 bis

…mproperly obtains the reduced rate for diesel fuel set out in article L. 312-61 of the French Goods and Services Tax Code is liable to a fine of between one and two times the undue amount.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 bis

…provide evidence of a contract entered into pursuant to 3° of Article L. 1242-2 of the Labour Code, and that the rental price remains set within reasonable limits.II. - As of 1 January 2001 and until…

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