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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 973

…ed to the real market value of the property if it is occupied as the owner's main residence. In the case of joint taxation, only one property is eligible for the above allowance. Securities listed on…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Passports and travel documents

Article 953

…Passports issued in France are subject to stamp duty, the rate for which is set at €89.If the applicant provides two passport photographs, as provided for in Article 6-1 of decree no. 2005-1726 of 30…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 971

…attached to a lease-to-own contract governed by law no. 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 définissant la location-accession à la propriété immobilière pour la valeur des actifs mentionnés à l'article 965 qui…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 964

…als whose tax domicile is in France, in respect of their assets mentioned in the same article 965 located in France or outside France. However, the individuals mentioned in the first paragraph of this…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Passports and travel documents

Article 954

…f it is valid only for the outward journey. However, the visa is issued free of charge, as a reciprocal measure, to nationals of foreign powers whose list is drawn up by order of the Minister of Forei…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Reporting obligations

Article 983

Persons owning assets mentioned in article 965 located in France without having their tax domicile there as well as persons mentioned in 2 of article 4 B may be invited by the tax department to appoin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 965

…on the one hand, the real market value of the taxable property or property rights and, where applicable, the value of the units or shares representing these same assets and, on the other hand, the r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 969

The assets mentioned in article 965 transferred to a fiduciary estate or those that may have been acquired by way of reinvestment are included in the settlor's estate at their net market value.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Applications for naturalisation and reinstatement and declarations of acquisition of nationality by reason of marriage

Article 958

Applications for naturalisation, applications for reinstatement to French nationality and declarations of acquisition of nationality submitted under articles 21-2, 21-13-1 and 21-13-2 of the Civil Cod…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 967

Article 754 B is applicable to real estate wealth tax.

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