Urban tax-free zones reopened to new businesses from 2003 to 2007 with gradual phase-out for firms with fewer than five employees
Article 79 of the 2002 Amending Finance Act reopens the five-year social contribution exemption for businesses setting up in urban tax-free zones between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2007 (and those set up in 2002), subject to hiring at least one third of residents of sensitive urban areas, and makes the exit from exemptions gradual for firms with fewer than five employees.
Measure originators
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Measure impact
Businesses created or relocated in urban tax-free zones in 2002 and 2003-2007 regain five years of exemptions; very small firms phase out over nine years.
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Procedure timeline
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Administrative implementation
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration
President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
National Assembly has the final say
Si échec CMP
Debate and vote
Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)