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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: STAY IN FRANCE

Article R234-3

…longer duration for the fulfilment of military obligations or by an absence of up to twelve consecutive months for an important reason, such as pregnancy, childbirth, serious illness, study, vocationa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: STAY IN FRANCE

Article R234-4

European Union citizens mentioned in 1° of article L. 233-1 who cease their professional activity on French territory acquire a right to permanent residence before the end of the uninterrupted five-ye…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: STAY IN FRANCE

Article R234-5

…voluntary unemployment duly recorded by the relevant employment service, periods of cessation of activity beyond the control of the person concerned and absence from work or cessation due to illness o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: STAY IN FRANCE

Article R234-2

…d in the second paragraph of article L. 234-1 apply for a residence permit bearing the words "Directive 2004/38/EC-Permanent residence-All professional activities" within the two-month period precedin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: STAY IN FRANCE

Article R234-6

…3-1 acquire a right to permanent residence on French territory before the end of the uninterrupted five-year period of legal residence provided for in article L. 234-1 in the following cases:1° The wo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 nonies A

1. Failure to comply with the undertakings entered into with a view to obtaining administrative approval or failure to comply with the conditions to which the granting of the latter was subject shall…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 nonies

…of a particular tax regime is subject must be submitted prior to the completion of the transaction giving rise to it.Orders by the Minister may institute simplified procedures and delegate decision-ma…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 octies

…f public authorities shall be null and void with regard to these exemptions, when they have not received the prior approval of the Minister of the Economy and Finance or his representatives and insofa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: MEASURES FOR MONITORING FOREIGN PERSONS

Article R814-4

The administrative authority empowered to detain the passport or travel document of an illegal alien pursuant to article L. 814-1 is the département prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Capping of the territorial economic contribution

Article 1647 B sexies

…calculated under the same conditions.III. - The rebate is deducted from the business property tax.IV. - The rebate may not have the effect of reducing the territorial economic contribution to an amo…

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