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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 195

1. By way of derogation from the foregoing provisions, the taxable income of single, divorced or widowed taxpayers who do not have any children in their exclusive, main or deemed equally shared parent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 197

I. - As regards the taxpayers referred to in Article 4 B, the following rules shall be applied to calculate income tax:1. The tax is calculated by applying to the fraction of each share of income that…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 199

Subject to reciprocity treaties, the provisions of article 193 which provide, for the calculation of income tax, the division of taxable income into a certain number of units determined according to t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 194

I. The number of units to be taken into account for the division of taxable income provided for in Article 193 is determined in accordance with the following provisions: FAMILY STATUS NUMBER OF UNITS…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of 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
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 193

Subject to the provisions of Article 196 B, taxable income shall, for the purposes of calculating income tax, be divided into a certain number of units, determined in accordance with Article 194, acco…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1216-1

Applications submitted to the public prosecutor for referral to the guardianship judge shall contain the identity of the person to be protected and a description of the facts requiring protection with…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1045

I. - Plans, minutes, certificates, notifications, contracts and other acts made pursuant to articles L. 141-1, L. 251-1, L. 331-5, L. 441-1 and L. 531-1 of the code de l'expropriation pour cause d'uti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Publication of civil status records

Article 101-1

Publicity of civil status records is ensured by the issue of full copies or extracts made by civil registrars. The content and conditions for issuing full copies and extracts are set by decree in the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1061-1

In the event of a dispute over the conditions of the funeral, the matter shall be referred to the judicial court at the request of the earliest party using one of the methods provided for in Article 7…

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