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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-12-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article L. 235-1 of the Internal Security Code, the results of DNA identification tests on the persons mentioned in III of Article R. 53-10 transmitted by foreign…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 1379

I. - The communes shall collect, under the conditions determined by this chapter:1° Property tax on built-up properties, provided for in Articles 1380 and 1381 ;2° La taxe foncière sur les propriétés…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1454

…cial Code or at least 20% of whose capital is held by non-cooperating members within the meaning of 1 quinquies of article 207 of this code and holders of cooperative investment certificates where the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1453

Drivers and coachmen who own one or two carriages that they drive and manage themselves are exempt from business property tax, provided that the two carriages are not used simultaneously, that they ha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1450

Farmers, including salt marsh owners or farmers, are exempt from the business property tax (cotisation foncière des entreprises). Also exempt are employers' groups made up exclusively of individual fa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1452

The following are exempt from business property tax: 1° Workers who do contract work for private individuals, or on their behalf and with materials belonging to them, whether or not they have a sign o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1455

The following are exempt from business property tax: 1° Fishermen using one or two boats for their professional activity, even if they own them; 1° bis Small-scale fishing companies referred to in Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1449

The following are exempt from business property tax:1° Local authorities, public establishments and State bodies, for their activities of an essentially cultural, educational, health, social, sporting…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1456

…s of association and operation are recognised as complying with the provisions of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of production cooperative companies. Excluded from the benefit of this ex…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1451

…Subject to the provisions of II, the following are exempt from cotisation foncière des entreprises: 1° Agricultural cooperative companies and their unions and agricultural collective interest companie…

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