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Article 859 of the French General Tax Code

Any treaty or agreement the object of which is the transfer for valuable consideration or free of charge of an office, the clientele, minutes, repertoires, collections and other objects dependent thereon must be evidenced in writing and registered, before being produced in support of the application for appointment of the designated successor.

In the event of transfer of the office by death to a sole heir or legatee, the latter must produce in support of his application for appointment a certificate issued free of charge by the competent public accountant stating that the transfer duty by death has been paid.

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Article 859

Tout traité ou convention ayant pour objet la transmission à titre onéreux ou gratuit d’un office, de la clientèle, des minutes, répertoires, recouvrements et autres objets en dépendant doit être constaté par écrit et enregistré, avant d’être produit à l’appui de la demande de nomination du successeur désigné.

En cas de transmission de l’office par décès à un héritier ou légataire unique, ce dernier doit produire à l’appui de sa demande de nomination un certificat délivré sans frais par le comptable public compétent constatant l’acquittement du droit de mutation par décès.

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