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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1494

…tal value of property liable to property tax on built-up properties, to council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling or to an ancillary tax established o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1498

…each built property or fraction of a built property, other than premises mentioned in I of article 1496, industrial establishments mentioned in article 1499 and premises whose rental value is determi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1499

…for the revision of balance sheets.Before any application of these coefficients, the cost price of land is increased by 3% for each year that has elapsed since the property became the property of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

1. The parent company tax regime, as defined in Article 216, is applicable to companies and other bodies subject to corporation tax at the standard rate which hold equity interests satisfying the foll…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19°: Urban development zones

Article 148

Dividends, interest, arrears and all other income from foreign securities which French insurance and reinsurance companies are obliged to deposit and keep on deposit abroad, in order to constitute sur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 14

…inctions established in this title, for recording offences against criminal law, gathering evidence and seeking out the perpetrators until an investigation is opened.When an investigation is opened, i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 140

…riod, the person may refer his request directly to the investigating chamber, which, on the written and reasoned application of the public prosecutor, shall rule within twenty days of its referral. Fa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142

…of the person under investigation, the accused or the defendant in all the acts of the proceedings and for the enforcement of the judgment, as well as, where applicable, the performance of the other…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Community assets

Article 1401

…y actively consists of the acquests made by the spouses together or separately during the marriage, and arising both from their personal industry and from savings made on the fruits and income of thei…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Community assets

Article 1407

Property acquired in exchange for property that belonged to one of the spouses in his or her own right is itself his or her own property, except for the compensation due to or by the community, if the…

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