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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Party walls and ditches

Article 673

Anyone on whose property the branches of his neighbour's trees, shrubs and bushes are protruding may compel his neighbour to cut them back. The fruit that falls naturally from these branches belongs t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Party walls and ditches

Article 668

A neighbour whose inheritance adjoins a non-dividing ditch or hedge cannot compel the owner of that ditch or hedge to surrender the common ownership to him. The joint owner of a party hedge may destro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Changes of a particular nature

Article 687

Declarations of successful bidders made to the registry in accordance with Article 707 of the Code of Civil Procedure are subject to a fixed land registration tax of €25 when they are not required to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Changes of a particular nature

Article 686

Declarations or elections 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…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Changes of a particular nature

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
1: Changes of a particular nature

Article 685

Auction on reiteration of auctions of immovable property is subject to proportional land registration tax or proportional registration duty only on what exceeds the price of the previous auction, if t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Changes of a particular nature

Article 688

Withdrawals exercised after the expiry of the periods agreed in contracts for the sale of real estate with a right of redemption are subject to tax at the rates provided for in this code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-6

Where a company referred to in this section, previously authorised in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 321-1, enters into a reinsurance treaty and obtains the agreement of the Autorité de…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-6

The sports federations and, where applicable, the professional leagues shall be informed of the procedures conducted by the French Anti-Doping Agency pursuant to Section 4 of Chapter II of Title III o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to currency

Article L734-6

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 162-1 and L. 162-2 law no. 2007-1544 of 29 October 2007 II.-For the application of the articles menti…

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