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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: The different ways in which the term of office ends.

Article 2010

In the event of the death of the agent, his heirs must give notice to the principal, and provide, in the meantime, for what the circumstances require in the interest of the principal.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1640 B

I. - For the calculation of business property tax assessments for 2010, the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status vote a relay rate, under…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1458 bis

I. - Establishments that sell periodicals to the public as agents registered with the commission referred to in Article 26 of Law No. 47-585 of 2 April 1947 on the status of newspaper and periodical p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 bis

I. - For their agricultural operations, farmers are placed under the flat-rate reimbursement scheme provided for in Articles 298 quaterand 298 quinquies. They are exempt from payment of value added ta…

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

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 Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis

I.-Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 60 to 60-10, 61, 62, 63, 63 bis, 63 ter and 64, in order to establish customs offences, if the penalty incurred is equal to or gre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1722 bis

In the case provided for in articles 832 and 924-3 of the Civil Code, where the beneficiary of the gift or legacy has time to pay the balances or rewards owed to his co-heirs, the payment of the death…

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

Article 1518 bis

In the interval between two updates provided for by article 1518, property rental values, with the exception of those of properties assessed under the conditions provided for in article 1498, are incr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Assessment of tax

Article 1478 bis

I. - The creation or extension of an establishment is exempt from business property tax for a period of three years from, depending on the case, the year following that of the creation or the second y…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173 bis

Where the provisions of Article 173 above are applied, and subject to the provisions relating to value added tax, goods released for consumption in the part of the customs territory of destination are…

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