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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1495

Each property or fraction of a property is assessed on the basis of its consistency, use, location and condition on the date of the valuation (1). The first paragraph is not applicable to the properti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1494

…emises not allocated to the main dwelling or to an ancillary tax established on the same bases is determined, in accordance with the rules defined by the articles 1495 to 1508, for each property or fr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Assessment of undeveloped properties

Article 1509

…om the rates set by nature of crop and property, in accordance with the rules laid down by the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908.II. - For the purpose of calculating the rental value, nurser…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions

Article 1727

…hich has not been paid within the legal time limit shall give rise to the payment of late payment interest. In addition to this interest, the penalties provided for in this Code may apply.II. - Intere…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a loan for use.

Article 1876

This loan is essentially free.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a loan for use.

Article 1877

The lender remains the owner of the thing lent.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a loan for use.

Article 1878

Anything that is in commerce, and not consumed by use, may be the subject of this convention.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a loan for use.

Article 1875

…one of the parties delivers a thing to the other for use, with the onus on the taker to return it after use.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature of a loan for use.

Article 1879

The commitments which are formed by a loan for use pass to the heirs of the one who lends, and to the heirs of the one who borrows.But if one has lent only in consideration of the borrower, and to him…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article R613-1-1

Prior to each meeting of a college of supervisors, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall inform all members of the college of supervisors of the organisation of the meeting, the m…

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