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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395

…dation. 1° ter As from 1st January of the year following the promulgation of the aforementioned law n° 2001-602 of 9th July 2001, up to 25% of the amount of the tax, wooded land presenting a state of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

…wer to order this measure, subject to appeal, under the conditions set out in the article 24 of law n° 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 on the reform of certain judicial and legal professions; the Bar Coun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Distribution of resources

Article 1379

I. - The communes shall collect, under the conditions determined by this chapter:1° Property tax on built-up properties, provided for in Articles 1380 and 1381 ;2° La taxe foncière sur les propriétés…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-13

For the classification and allocation of aid in year n, the reference period runs from film week 27 of year n-3 to film week 26 of year n-1. In the cases mentioned in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382

The following are exempt from property tax on built properties:1° Buildings owned by the State and local authorities, when they are assigned to a public service or of general utility and do not produc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
General definition of taxable income

Article 13

1. The taxable profit or income consists of the excess of the gross proceeds, including the value of profits and benefits in kind, over the expenditure incurred in acquiring and maintaining the income…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15°: Low-cost housing

Article 138

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A: 1° and 2° (Obsolete provisions); 3° The proceeds of bond loans contracted before 1 January 196…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Crédit mutuel et coopération agricoles

Article 130

The provisions relating to the withholding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I of Article 125 A does not apply: 1° Neither to interest shares in companies or unions…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Société anonyme Natexis or any company it controls within the meaning of article 355-1 of law no. 66-537 of 24 July 1966 on commercial companies

Article 131

The following are exempt from the withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A : 1° to 4° (Obsolete provisions); 4° bis For their entire duratio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Obtaining documents held by a third party.

Article 139

The request is made without form. The judge, if he considers this request to be well-founded, shall order the delivery or production of the deed or document, in original, copy or extract as the case m…

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