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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1459

The following are exempt from business property tax: 1° Owners or tenants who accidentally rent out part of their personal dwelling, when moreover this rental is not of a periodic nature ; 2° Persons…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1463

Mine concessionaires, amodiataires and sous-amodiataires of mining concessions, holders of mining permits and explorers of oil and fuel gas mines are exempt from business property tax only for the ext…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464

Municipalities or public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system may decide to exempt municipal credit unions from business property tax, in whole or in part.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1458

The following are exempt from business property tax:1° Publishers of periodical sheets and companies in which they hold a majority of the capital and to which they entrust the performance of grouping…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1457

The activity of the persons mentioned in article L. 135-1 of the French Commercial Code of which the total gross remuneration received for this activity during the reference period defined in article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1460

The following are exempt from business property tax: 1° Secondary education establishments that have signed a contract with the State in application of article L442-1 of the Education Code and higher…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1461

Sont exonérés de la cotisation foncière des entreprises : 1° (Abrogated) ; 2° Les organismes d'habitations à loyer modéré mentionnés à l'article L. 411-2 of the French Construction and Housing Code, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-16

The measures referred to in articles R. 5132-1-14 and R. 5132-1-15 are taken taking into account: 1° The nature and number of irregularities detected during the annual inspection; 2° Any irregularitie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article R2213-1-0-1

…The study justifying the creation of a restricted traffic zone as mentioned in III of article L. 2213-4-1 includes a non-technical summary, a description of the initial state of air quality in the ar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Community liabilities

Article 1411

…in the case of the preceding article, may pursue payment only against their debtor's own property and income. They may, however, also seize community property where the movable property which belong…

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