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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies E

…calculated on the cost price of these properties up to a limit of €50,000 for a single, widowed or divorced person and €100,000 for a married couple. The rate is 25%. Only one tax reduction can be cla…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° bis: Premises acquired or developed with State assistance

Article 1384 E

…cipal cooperation with its own tax system, under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis for its share of property tax, housing acquired by a public land institution as part of operatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° bis: Premises acquired or developed with State assistance

Article 1384 D

…e the subject of an agreement between the owner or manager of the premises and the State representative in the department and intended for the persons referred to in II of the article L. 301-1 of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° bis: Premises acquired or developed with State assistance

Article 1384 F

…eir own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, exempt, for their share of property tax on built-up properties, for a period of five years, res…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0I bis: Reduction in direct local tax bases

Article 1635 sexies

…ng the entire national territory and participating in regional development. The abatement does not give rise to compensation by the State.Each year the rate of the abatements provided for in the first…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23° bis : Tax credit for childcare costs for young children

Article 200 quater B

…are actually incurred, after deducting the tax reductions mentioned in articles 199 quater B to 200 bis, tax credits and non-dischargeable levies or deductions. If the tax credit exceeds the tax due,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7° bis : Tax reduction for providing a fleet of bicycles

Article 220 undecies A

I. - Companies subject to corporation tax may benefit from a tax reduction equal to the costs generated until 31 December 2024 by providing their employees, free of charge, with a fleet of bicycles fo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-2

French nationals who have the option of renouncing French nationality in the cases referred to in this title may exercise this option by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq. He may…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-3

In the cases referred to in the previous article, no one may repudiate French nationality unless he proves that he has by descent the nationality of a foreign country.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20

A child who is French by virtue of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed to have been French from birth, even if the existence of the conditions required by law for the attribution of French…

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