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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600

…ween the regional chambers of commerce and industry, under the conditions set out in 10° of article L. 711-16 of the French Commercial Code.Exempt from this tax are:1° Taxpayers who exclusively carry…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Société civile immobilière d'accession progressive à la propriété (non-trading property company for progressive home ownership)

Article 16

…non-trading property companies for progressive home ownership operating in accordance with articles L. 443-6-2 to L. 443-6-13 of the construction and housing code are exempt from income tax.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Tax on the costs of chambers of agriculture

Article 1604

…ndeveloped properties is levied for the benefit of establishments in the network defined in article L. 510-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes to be levied for the common fund for agricultural accidents at work

Article 1622

The insurers contribute to the financing of the expenses mentioned in article L. 753-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime. This contribution is calculated in proportion to the number of people insu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: General provisions

Article 1680

Taxes of any kind and revenue recovered by an enforcement order, mentioned in article L. 252 A of the Book of Tax Procedures, are payable in cash, up to a limit of €300, as the case may be, at the cas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16

…the preparation of one of the aforementioned escape offences, the offences provided for in articles L. 824-4 to L. 824-7 of the Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile (Code on…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article R431-16

The following are exempt from applying for a residence permit: 1° Members of diplomatic and consular missions accredited in France, their spouses, their ascendants and their minor or unmarried childre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Minimum flat-rate assessment of taxable income based on certain lifestyle factors

Article 168

…lids holding the "mobility inclusion" card bearing the "invalidity" mention provided for in article L. 241-3 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles.It is also reduced by half for cars that ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640

…rticle 1609 nonies C and involved in the creation of the new commune pursuant to the I de l'article L. 2113-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales are maintained under the following conditi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 166

The judge in charge of carrying out an investigative measure or supervising its execution may order such other investigative measure as would make it appropriate to carry out the one already prescribe…

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