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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tariffs and their application

Article 678

…iffed by any other article of this code, judicial decisions and deeds containing provisions subject to land registration referred to in Article 677 are subject to proportional taxation at the rate of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Transfers of ownership of immovable property for valuable consideration

Article 683

…eds transferring ownership or usufruct of immovable property for valuable consideration are subject to land registration tax or registration duty at the rate provided for in Article 1594 D.The tax or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 663

The following shall give rise to the collection of land registration tax: 1° Registrations of judicial or contractual mortgages, with the exception of registrations for renewal; 2° Subject to the prov…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 671

…necessarily derive from each other, a particular tax or duty is due for each of them, and according to its type. The amount is determined by the article of this Code in which the provision is classifi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 686

…ns of command or friend, following an auction or contract of sale of immovable property are subject to a fixed tax of €125 where the option to elect command has been reserved in the deed of auction or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 689

The deed constituting the emphyteusis is subject to land registration tax at the rate provided for in article 742.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a : Formality of registration

Article 652

…hip, usufruct or enjoyment of immovable property, goodwill or clientele, or the transfer of a right to a lease or the benefit of a promise to lease concerning all or part of an immovable property, at…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Completion of formalities

Article 659

The procedures for carrying out the merged formality shall be laid down by decree (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 666

Proportional or progressive registration duties and proportional land registration tax are levied on the values.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 673

…ear the fixed tax if their publication is not required at the same time as that of the deed subject to the proportional tax, unless they contain an increase in the prices, values, sums or claims expre…

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