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How to nominate someone for a Long Service Medals

Service awards

Portail Ariane

Please note: it is strongly recommended to consult the covid19.mc website before travelling abroad.When you go abroad, remember to check that your passport is valid and anticipate its renewal.PrincipleIn a bid to improve its response to crisis situations, the Crisis Centre of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Excise duty

Special duty on sparkling & still waters and beveragesArticle 224A-b of Ordinance no. 2.666 of 14 August 1942 amending and codifying economic and tax measures concerning drinks and liquids provides that a special duty is to be levied on non-alcoholic beverages, the rate of which is established each year by Minis...

How to pay taxes on non-alcoholic beverages

School Holidays

School Holidays for 2022/2023 2022/2023 school holidays dates Back to school Monday 5 September 2022 All Saints' Day holiday From Friday 21 October 2022 after school to the morning of Thursday 3November 2022 Immaculate Conception's Day Thursday8 December 2022 Christmas holid...

How to second an employee from France to Monaco

Honorary distinctions

PrincipleThe following are the five kinds of honorary distinctions which recognise deserving individuals in different fields: Medal of the Order of Saint Charles Medals of the Order of the Grimaldi Medals of the Order of Cultural Merit Medals for Physical Education and Sports Long Service Medals The awa...

Honours

How to nominate someone for an honorary distinction

Retail sales

PrincipleAre considered to be sales: retail sales which were advertised before the sale took place or during the sale and which were publicised as aiming to dispose of all or part of a merchandise inventory at an accelerated rate.Sales can only involve merchandise which has been paid for and available for purchase f...

Contractual pledge of goodwill

PrincipleA contractual pledge of goodwill is a transaction by means of which the owner of goodwill accepts to assign it, without losing ownership, as collateral for one or several debts to the benefit of one or several creditors.In order to grant a pledge, one must first be the owner of goodwill (lease-managers may...

How to organise a clearance sale

How to request the registration of a business pledge

National Alert Signal: what is it?

The National Alert Signal is the sounding of a siren to warn the population of an imminent danger. A test of the sirens is carried out every first Wednesday of the month at 12:00.

Sale or transfer of business goodwill

PrincipleThe sale or transfer of business goodwill in any form whatsoever (contribution to company assets, donation, or allocation following inheritance) gives rise to publication in theJournal de Monacoin order to protect a vendor's creditors' rights.It is subject to a proportional registration tax of 7.5%.(see art...

The Monaco Tree "Code", to protect the trees of the Principality

Protecting biodiversity is part of the Monegasque Government's sustainable development policy. To this effect, the Department of Urban Amenities has implemented a new policy that aims to protect all types of trees and certain plants, such as palms.

The Tree Code

The Tree Code describes the measures taken to protect trees and some plants in Monaco, as well as the conditions for planting and renewing them.

Taxation in Monaco

One of the characteristics of the Principality is favourable taxation for individuals. The lack of income tax dates back to an Ordinance by Prince Charles III in 1869.The only direct tax in the Principality is a tax on the profits of industrial and commercial activities. There is no wealth tax, annual property tax o...

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