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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 194

…Married or widowed with five dependent children 6 Single or divorced with six dependent children 6 and so on, increasing by one share for each dependent child of the taxpayer. When the spouses are ta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 196

The following are considered to be dependents of the taxpayer, whether this is exclusive, principal or deemed to be shared equally between the parents, provided that they have no income separate from…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 193

…n number of units, determined in accordance with Article 194, according to the taxpayer's situation and family responsibilities. The income corresponding to a full share is taxed by application of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-10

…ents in proceedings initiated by the public prosecutor on the basis of articles 1210-4,1210-7,1210-8and 1210-9 must be communicated to the French central authority under the Hague Convention of 25 Oct…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 175-1

The person under investigation, the assisted witness or the civil party may, on expiry of the period indicated to him pursuant to the ninth paragraph of Article 116 or the second paragraph of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

…ts of the flat-rate tax on network companies on nuclear or fossil-fired power generation facilities and hydroelectric power plants provided for in articles 1519 E and 1519 F ;5° One-third of the compo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Local Direct Tax Commission

Article 1650

…irect tax commission is set up with seven members, namely: the mayor or the deputy mayor, chairman, and six commissioners.In communes with more than 2,000 inhabitants, the number of commissioners sitt…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-16

…information relating to the family situation shall be attached in support of the request, material and social situation of the two parties, to enable the judge to determine the warning and pre-alert…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Remuneration arrangements

Article D6323-18-1

…transition project.II - The remuneration of the beneficiary of the professional transition project and the statutory and conventional social contributions payable by the employer based on this remune…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
General definition of taxable income

Article 13

…xable profit or income consists of the excess of the gross proceeds, including the value of profits and benefits in kind, over the expenditure incurred in acquiring and maintaining the income.2. The a…

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