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Showing 821830 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the sale.

Article 1593

The costs of deeds and other accessories to the sale are payable by the buyer.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1573

…disposed of by the spouse by gift inter vivos without the spouse's consent, as well as property fraudulently alienated by the spouse. Disposal by way of life annuity or outright gift is presumed to ha…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Separation as to property.

Article 1536

…sonal property. Each of them remains solely liable for debts arising in his or her person before or during the marriage, except in the case of article 220.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Precipitation.

Article 1519

Community creditors always have the right to have the effects included in the preciput sold, except for the spouse's recourse to the remainder of the community.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the sale.

Article 1586

If, on the other hand, the goods have been sold en bloc, the sale is perfect, although the goods have not yet been weighed, counted or measured.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Precipitation.

Article 1516

The preciput is not regarded as a gift, either in substance or in form, but as a marriage agreement and between partners.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1516

I. - The rental values of the built properties mentioned in I of article 1496, industrial establishments mentioned in article 1499 and premises whose rental value is determined under the specific cond…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1502

…r these taxes in respect of a property mentioned in I of article 1498.II. - Owners who operate an industrial establishment are obliged to provide, at the request of the administration, all inventories…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1500

…n of movable tangible property that requires significant technical resources are considered to be industrial in nature. Buildings and land used for activities other than those mentioned in the first p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B : Assessment procedure

Article 1510

…sion or, in the absence of such agreement, by the departmental commission provided for in article 1651, are notified to the mayor by the tax administration. The mayor must, within five days of notific…

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