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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Redemption option.

Article 1667

If the purchaser with a pact of redemption of an undivided part of an inheritance has become the successful bidder for the whole on an auction caused against him, he may oblige the seller to withdraw…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Community assets

Article 1408

The acquisition made, by way of auction or otherwise, of a portion of property of which one of the spouses was the undivided owner, does not form an acquest, except for the recompense due to the commu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Redemption option.

Article 1669

The same applies if a person who has sold an inheritance alone has left several heirs. Each of these co-heirs may only use the redemption option for the share he takes in the inheritance.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Redemption option.

Article 1672

If the purchaser has left several heirs, the action for redemption may be brought against each of them only for his share, in the case where it is still undivided, and in the case where the thing sold…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1802

Livestock may be given as any species of animal capable of growth or profit for agriculture or trade.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1800

A livestock lease is a contract by which one party gives the other a fund of livestock to keep, feed and care for, under conditions agreed between them.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1801

There are several kinds of livestock:The simple or ordinary livestock,The half livestock,The livestock given to the farmer or sharecropper.There is still a fourth kind of contract improperly called li…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1845

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all civil companies, unless derogated from by the special legal status to which some of them are subject. All companies to which the law does not attribut…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1803

In the absence of specific agreements, these contracts shall be governed by the following principles.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Purchases for resale

Article 1115

Subject to the provisions of article 1020, acquisitions of real estate, goodwill and shares in real estate companies made by taxable persons within the meaning of article 256 A are exempt from transfe…

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