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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Effects of the mortgage.

Article 247

1. If there are two or more mortgages on the same building or on the same share of ownership of the building, the rank is determined by the order of priority of the dates, times and minutes of registr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Overseas departments

Article 296

In the departments of Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion, value added tax is levied:1° a) At the reduced rate of 2.10% for the transactions referred to in articles 278-0 bis to 279-0 bis A and to arti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Provisions relating to Book III

Article 2505

For the application to Mayotte of the first paragraph of article 833, the references: "831 to 832-4" are replaced by the references: "831 to 832-1, 832-3 and 832-4". For the application of the second…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 288

1. Subject to the provisions of 2, 3 and 4 below, goods of any kind, irrespective of their quantity and irrespective of their country of origin, provenance or destination, are admitted to free zones.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Actual turnover system

Article 267

I. - The following are to be included in the taxable amount:1° Taxes, duties and levies of any kind except value added tax itself.2° Expenses ancillary to the supply of goods or services such as commi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-20

I. - A partner who is a full pharmacist practising within a "société d'exercice libéral" may cease this professional activity, provided that he informs the company and the relevant "conseil de l'ordre…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 209

Orders issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Agriculture may: a) designate the parts of the area defined in the preceding article where the formality of an open accou…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8: Transfer and extinction of mortgages

Article 2474

Mortgages are extinguished in particular:1° By the extinction of the principal obligation subject to the case provided for in Article 2422;2° By the creditor's renunciation of the mortgage subject to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2019

On pain of nullity, the trust contract and its amendments shall be registered within one month of their date with the tax department of the trustee's registered office or with the non-resident tax dep…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing for divorce

Article 252

The application initiating proceedings shall include a reminder of the provisions relating to: 1° mediation in family matters and participative proceedings; 2° Approval of partial or full agreements b…

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