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Article 196 of the French General Tax Code

The following are considered to be dependents of the taxpayer, whether this is exclusive, principal or deemed to be shared equally between the parents, provided that they have no income separate from that which serves as the basis for the taxpayer’s taxation:

1° His children under 18 years of age or infirm;

2° Under the same conditions, the children he has taken into his own home (1).

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Article 196

Sont considérés comme étant à la charge du contribuable, que celle-ci soit exclusive, principale ou réputée également partagée entre les parents, à la condition de n’avoir pas de revenus distincts de ceux qui servent de base à l’imposition de ce dernier :

1° Ses enfants âgés de moins de 18 ans ou infirmes ;

2° Sous les mêmes conditions, les enfants qu’il a recueillis à son propre foyer (1).

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