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French Civil CodeIn force
Title VIII bis: Property development contracts

Article 1831-4

The developer's role does not end on delivery of the building unless the construction accounts have been finally agreed between the project owner and the developer, all without prejudice to any liabil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6° bis: Real estate investment funds

Article 832 A

Subscriptions for real estate investment trust units are exempt from any registration duty.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV bis: Victim support office

Article D47-6-15

The victims' assistance office set up in each judicial court is made up of representatives of one or more victims' assistance associations that have been granted general competence pursuant to article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies D

I. - 1. The sum of the income tax reductions mentioned in Articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B and 199 undecies C and the carryovers of these tax reductions, which may be offset for a taxpayer in r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Revenue declarations

Article 287

1. Any taxpayer liable for value added tax identified in accordance with the combined provisions of articles 286 ter and 286 ter A is required to submit to the tax department to which he belongs and w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1e: Taxpayers carrying on their professional activity within the framework of a partnership

Article 151 nonies

I. - Where a taxpayer carries on his professional activity within the framework of a company whose profits are, pursuant to the articles 8 and 8 ter, subject in his name to income tax in the category…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXV: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance the acquisition or construction of a principal residence

Article 244 quater J

I. - The credit institutions or finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, which are liable for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax and hav…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

I. 1° Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes may benefit from a reduction in their income tax equal to 18% of payments made in respect of cash subscriptions made under the same conditions as t…

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

Article 199 novovicies

I. - A. - Taxpayers who acquire, between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2024, while they are domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B, a new dwelling or a dwelling in the future state of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F bis: Transfer of a small-scale fishing vessel

Article 732 A

Deeds recording the transfer by mutual agreement of a small-scale fishing vessel and the equipment used to operate it are registered free of charge.

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