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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Basis, rates and exemptions for tourist tax.

Article L2333-31

The following are exempt from the tourist tax: 1° Minors; 2° Holders of a seasonal employment contract employed in the municipality; 3° Persons benefiting from emergency accommodation or temporary reh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bonding (R)

Article R2252-5

Companies or organisations which, by virtue of the regulations in force, may receive loans or loan guarantees from municipalities are subject to the control provided for by the articles R. 2222-1 to R…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Subletting.

Article L145-31

Unless otherwise stipulated in the lease or agreed by the lessor, any total or partial subletting is prohibited. In the event of an authorised sublease, the landlord is called upon to contribute to th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 ter

When a leasing company leases a business, a craft business or one of their non-depreciable intangible elements or shares in commercial companies that are not negotiable on a regulated market under the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Plan

Article R742-56-1

Where the provisions of Article L. 714-1, the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of Article R. 733-17-1 shall apply. The letter provided for in these paragraphs also states that failure to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Real estate and similar companies

Article 827

I. - The following shall be registered free of charge:1° Deeds recording the allocation of net assets made to one or more recipient bodies by a société d'habitations à loyer modéré, pursuant to the fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-21

The owner may also defer the renewal of the lease for a maximum of three years if he proposes to raise the building and if this raising makes it necessary to temporarily evict the tenant. In this case…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Hire purchase and hire with a promise to sell

Article L313-62

In the case of a lease with a promise to sell, the deed recording the exercise of the option is concluded under the condition precedent provided for in article L. 313-41. When this condition is not me…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Conditions and implementation

Article L511-2

Prior authorisation from a court is not required where the creditor relies on an enforceable title or a court decision that is not yet enforceable. The same applies in the event of non-payment of an a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1391 C

Expenditure incurred by low-income housing bodies or semi-public companies whose statutory purpose is the construction or management of housing or by the bodies mentioned in article L. 365-1 of the Co…

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