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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° ter : Free transfer duties. Exemption for property and property rights located in Mayotte.

Article 1135 ter

Free transfer duties are waived on immovable property and immovable property rights located in Mayotte, on the first transfer subsequent to the reconstitution of the property titles relating thereto,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-109

…new partner enters the company by contributing his industry alone, the provisions of Article R. 743-31 sont applicables.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
32°: Tax credit for students to finance their higher education

Article 200 terdecies

I. - Loans taken out between 1 September 2005 and 31 December 2008 with a view to financing their studies by persons aged no more than twenty-five and enrolled in a course of higher education entitle…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23-2

…al rental housing benefiting from a decision to grant a subsidy or assisted loan between 1 December 2005 and 31 December 2026, with the exception of new constructions financed (1) by means of loans re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-35

…rental housing benefiting from a decision to grant a subsidy or subsidised loan between 1 December 2005 and 31 December 2026, with the exception of new constructions financed (1) by means of loans re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XL : Tax credit for arts and crafts

Article 244 quater O

…rsuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 terdecies to 44 septdecies may benefit from a tax credit equal to 10% of the sum of:1° Salaries and social charges relating to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article L2123-25-2

…are affiliated to the general social security scheme under the conditions defined in article L. 382-31 of the Social Security Code. The contributions of the communes and those of the elected member ar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Temporary residence permit bearing the words "ICT trainee" or "ICT mobile trainee".

Article R421-53

For the application of the first two paragraphs of article L. 421-31, the establishment or company employing the foreign national who is carrying out an assignment in France shall first notify the for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-121

…the profession of commercial court clerk, but who do not hold an office of commercial court clerk, may form a partnership between themselves and, subject to the provisions of II, with the persons men…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-4

…t and compliance is directly supervised by the remuneration committee referred to in article L. 533-31-4 or, if no such committee has been set up, by the board of directors, the supervisory board or a…

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