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

Article 678

Where they are neither exempted nor tariffed by any other article of this code, judicial decisions and deeds containing provisions subject to land registration referred to in Article 677 are subject t…

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

Article 683

…egistration duty at the rate provided for in Article 1594 D.The tax or duty is liquidated on the price expressed, adding to it all capital charges as well as all indemnities stipulated for the benefit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a : Formality of registration

Article 650

…rs with authority to issue writs or reports shall have their deeds registered either at the tax office of their residence or at the tax office of the place where they issued them. 3. Secretaries-greff…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 663

…lection of land registration tax: 1° Registrations of judicial or contractual mortgages, with the exception of registrations for renewal; 2° Subject to the provisions of Article 665, court decisions,…

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II: Taxation

Article 671

…er civil, judicial or extrajudicial, there are several provisions which are independent or do not necessarily derive from each other, a particular tax or duty is due for each of them, and according to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

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
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

…private deeds, which must be submitted for this formality within a time limit set by law, takes place, for those of them involving the transfer of ownership, usufruct or enjoyment of immovable proper…

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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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