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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1447-0

A territorial economic contribution has been introduced, comprising a business property tax and a business value added tax.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1467 A

Subject to II, III IV and VI of article 1478, the reference period used to determine the business property tax base is the penultimate year preceding the year of taxation or the last twelve-month fina…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1498 bis

Taxpayers subject to the reporting obligations mentioned in articles 53 A, 96,96 A, 223 and 302 septies A bis are required to include on the declarations mentioned in the same articles the information…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CHECKING RIGHTS OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE

Article L813-14

If it is not followed, with regard to the foreign national who has been detained, by any investigation or enforcement procedure addressed to the judicial authority or has not given rise to any adminis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article R233-14

Family members mentioned in 4° and 5° of article L. 233-1 who have established their habitual residence in France for less than five years are issued, at their request, with a residence permit bearing…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: REPUBLICAN INTEGRATION

Article R413-14

Within three months of the end of the prescribed training, the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration (French Office for Immigration and Integration) will invite the foreign national to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R421-14

A foreign national holding a multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport" provided for in articles L. 421-16, L. 421-17 or L. 421-19 who definitively ceases his or her commercia…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing the application

Article R434-14

The diplomatic or consular authority in whose district the applicant's family lives is immediately informed of the submission of the application for family reunification by the services of the French…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R432-14

In front of the residence permit commission, the foreign national submits the grounds on which he is basing his application for the granting or renewal of a residence permit. A record of the foreign n…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REGISTRATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article R521-14

Asylum seekers whose application falls within the jurisdiction of France will be given the form referred to in Article R. 531-3 enabling them to submit their application to the French Office for the P…

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