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Article R5424-71-1 of the French Labour Code

For the application of the second sentence of 1° of Article L. 5424-27, the average monthly amount of income from the self-employed activity mentioned in 1° of Article R. 5424-70 is determined:

1° By dividing by twenty-four the income corresponding to this activity mentioned in the two tax returns submitted for the assessment of the income condition provided for in Article R. 5424-71;

2° Where the tax returns referred to in 1° do not provide proof of twenty-four months’ income from self-employed activity, the self-employed person certifies on his or her honour the income from self-employed activity received for the missing months as it must be declared to the tax authorities for the calculation of income tax.

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Article R5424-71-1

Pour l’application de la deuxième phrase du 1° de l’article L. 5424-27, le montant moyen mensuel des revenus issus de l’activité indépendante mentionnée au 1° de l’article R. 5424-70 est déterminé :


1° En divisant par vingt-quatre les revenus correspondant à cette activité mentionnés dans les deux déclarations fiscales présentées pour l’appréciation de la condition de revenu prévue à l’article R. 5424-71 ;


2° Lorsque les déclarations fiscales mentionnées au 1° ne permettent pas de justifier de vingt-quatre mois de revenus issus de l’activité indépendante, le travailleur indépendant atteste sur l’honneur des revenus issus de l’activité non salariée perçus pour les mois manquants tels qu’ils doivent être déclarés à l’administration fiscale pour le calcul de l’impôt sur le revenu.

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