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French General Tax CodeIn force
Annual tax

Article 1478 bis

I. - The creation or extension of an establishment is exempt from business property tax for a period of three years from, depending on the case, the year following that of the creation or the second y…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Professional premises

Article 1498 bis

Taxpayers subject to the reporting obligations mentioned in articles 53 A, 96,96 A, 223 and 302 septies A bis are required to include on the declarations mentioned in the same articles the information…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 B

I. - Companies that benefit from the exemptions provided for in Articles 44 sexies and 44 quindecies may be temporarily exempted, under the conditions set out in Article 1464 C, from the business prop…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1458 bis

I. - Establishments that sell periodicals to the public as agents registered with the commission referred to in Article 26 of Law No. 47-585 of 2 April 1947 on the status of newspaper and periodical p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 F

I. - Unless otherwise decided by the municipality or the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system in accordance with the conditions set out in I of l'article 1639 A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1496 bis

The municipal council of a commune whose territory was, prior to the entry into force of law no. 83-636 du 13 juillet 1983 modifiée portant modification du statut des agglomérations nouvelles, partial…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Group membership

Article 849-14

Joining the group takes the form of a request for compensation. It shall be made by any means enabling receipt to be acknowledged, in accordance with the procedures and within the time limit determine…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-14

When an application relating to the exercise of parental authority is lodged before the expiry of the term of the protection measures or when the protection order is made while proceedings relating to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: Decisions of the guardianship judge

Article 1180-14

…e request of any interested party or ex officio, the judge may order that the examination of the application give rise to a debate, in particular when articles 387, 387-3, 387-4 and 387-5 of the Civil…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Removal of mortgages by third-party purchasers.

Article 1281-14

The creditor who pursues the auction sale of the property pursuant to Article 2465 of the Civil Code notifies the requisition deed provided for in this article by bailiff to the principal debtor, the…

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