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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Conversion of company capital into euros

Article 834 bis

Capital increases or reductions made necessary by the conversion of companies' capital into euros are exempt from registration duty.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 784 B

…t made to descendants of different degrees, the duties are liquidated according to the relationship between the ascendant donor and the allotted descendants.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 B

…ren.The donor's deceased grandchildren are, for the purposes of applying the allowance, represented by their donee descendants under the conditions laid down by the Civil Code as regards representatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 792 bis

When a transfer is recorded with a liberal intention of assets or rights that are the subject of a trust contract or of the fruits derived from the exploitation of these assets or rights, the transfer…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Contributions to a company, legal entity or grouping

Article 810 bis

Where contributions made in connection with the formation of a company are registered free of charge in accordance with Article 810, the provisions contained in the deeds and declarations, as well as…

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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 General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796 bis

I. - Donations in cash received by a person who is the victim of an act of terrorism, within the meaning of I of Article 9 of Law no. 86-1020 of 9 September 1986 relating to the fight against terroris…

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

Article 802 bis

When the notary, mandated by the heirs, legatees or donees, their guardians or their curators, transmits a copy of the declaration provided for in I of Article 800 by means of an online service made a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 795 B

…uty is waived on State land and property assets that the State transfers, in full ownership, to a public land institution as part of operations to requalify run-down condominiums of national interest…

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