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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208

…m corporation tax until 31 December 1993. They are retained for the calculation of this tax up to : 25% of their amount in 1994; 50% of their amount in 1995; 75% of their amount in 1996; 100% of their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…no. 2013-403 of 17 May 2013 L. 2121-22-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 2121-23 to L. 2121-25 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2121-26 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2121-27…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R445-3

…replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose; 6° In articles R. 425-4, R. 425-7 and R. 426-19, the respective references to article 160-1 of the Social Security Code…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in comp…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L445-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° Access to work for foreigners is exercised under the conditions provided for by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in compl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater

…lowing thresholds:(In euros) Number of people making up the household Île-de-France Other regions 1 25,068 19,074 2 36,792 27,896 3 44,188 33 547 4 51,597 39 192 5 59,026 44,860 Per additional person…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R446-3

…the Labour Code are replaced by references to the provisions applicable locally; 6° In articles R. 425-1, R. 425-7 and R. 426-36, the respective references to article 160-1 of the Social Security Code…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
34°: Tax credit for forestry investments

Article 200 quindecies

…cquisition or subscription price mentioned in A of III are globally retained within the limit of €6,250 for a single, widowed or divorced person and €12,500 for a married couple or for partners linked…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3a: Departmental Mobilisation Fund for Integration

Article L3334-16-2

…etic index of resources and charges mentioned in the previous paragraph is made up of the sum of:1° 25% of the ratio recorded in the year preceding the year in respect of which the payment is made bet…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…il 2021 R. 561-23 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-24 n° 2019-1248 of 28 November 2019 R. 561-25 to R. 561-27 n° 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-28 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-29 to R. 5…

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