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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 tricies

I.-A.-Taxpayers domiciled in France, within the meaning of the article 4 B, is entitled to a reduction in income tax on the property it rents out, subject to the following conditions: 1° The property…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 sexvicies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwell…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quinquies : Tax reduction granted for the capital financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 199 unvicies

1. Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B benefit from a tax reduction in respect of cash subscriptions, made between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2023, to the initial capit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° septies: Tax reduction for property restoration in protected areas, run-down old districts and protected zones

Article 199 tervicies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of l'article 4 B benefit from an income tax reduction for the expenses they incur for the complete restoration of a built building:1° - Located in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° sexies : Tax reduction for expenses relating to the conservation or restoration of movable objects classified as historical monuments

Article 199 duovicies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled for tax purposes in France within the meaning of Article 4 B benefit from an income tax reduction in respect of expenditure they incur on conservation or restoration work on m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° : Tax reduction granted in respect of compensatory benefits paid in capital or by attribution of an asset or a right

Article 199 octodecies

I. Payments of sums of money and the allocation of property or rights made in performance of the compensatory allowance under the conditions and according to the procedures defined in articles 274 and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-19

The aid awarded in the form of a grant is intended to cover current cash flow requirements.The aid awarded in the form of an advance is intended to finance the works, investments or training referred…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 196

If one of the parties is unable to appear, the judge who ordered the appearance or the judge appointed by the bench to which he belongs may go to that party after, if appropriate, summoning the opposi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 198

The judge may draw any legal conclusions from the declarations of the parties, or from the absence or refusal of one of them to reply, and may refer to them as equivalent to a prima facie case in writ…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 190

The parties may be questioned in the presence of a technician and confronted with witnesses.

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