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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Real estate and similar companies

Article 828 bis

…or capitalisation contracts, into investment companies with a preponderance of real estate with variable capital. 2. (Repealed)

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Special provisions relating to inheritance

Article 788 bis

Property collected by an heir or legatee pursuant to Article 1002-1 or the second paragraph of article 1094-1 of the Civil Code are deemed to have been transmitted gratuitously by the deceased.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 972 bis

…lds less than 10% of the rights of the undertaking for collective investment, alone and where applicable jointly with the persons mentioned in 1° of the same article 965, and when the assets of the un…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 968 bis

The assets mentioned in article 965 acquired jointly under the conditions set out in article 754 A are included in the estate of each of the contracting parties in proportion to the sums invested by e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Construction. Housing

Article 1055 bis

The first transfer for valuable consideration of properties mentioned in 4° of 2 of Article 793 benefits from an allowance of €91,000 on the basis of registration duties and land registration tax. The…

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4° : Acts, archives, registers and documents destroyed as a result of war, disaster or any other event

Article 1125 bis

Deeds and documents of any kind relating exclusively to the reconstruction provided for by the loi n° 71-1029 du 24 décembre 1971 of registers or documents kept in the registries of commercial courts…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12°: National parks

Article 1045 bis

…ons and exchanges of real estate located in the heartlands of a national park made by the public establishment of this park are exempt from registration duties and land registration tax.

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2°: Sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural (land development and rural establishment companies)

Article 1028 bis

All acquisitions made by land development and rural establishment companies do not give rise to any collection for the Treasury.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I, II and IV

Article 1378 bis

…of the lessee, are subject to the provisions of this code concerning transfers of ownership of immovable property.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Assessment rules

Article 1379 bis

The taxation and assessment rules, as well as those relating to the filing of returns, provided for by this code with regard to direct local taxes for the taxpayers mentioned in the second paragraph o…

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