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Showing 17011710 of 3901 articles for Art. 17 déc. 1963

French General Tax CodeIn force
3° : Property damaged or unavailable outside France

Article 766

…l apply to successions opened and not declared before the publication of law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII : Taxation of capital gains on the disposal of building land

Article 238 duodecies

The provisions of articles 238 decies et 238 undecies are applicable to contributions and exchanges made after the promulgation of the Land Orientation Law n° 67-1253 of 30 December 1967.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for investment in leisure property.

Article L421-3-1

Article 199 decies F of the French General Tax Code sets out the rules applicable to tax reductions for work carried out on certain accommodation forming part of a classified tourist residence or a cl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HT

…for the budget may order the reinstatement of sums deducted pursuant to articles 163 duovicies et 217 decies to the overall net income or taxable income for the year or financial year during which th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D321-2-1

I.-In the event of application of the sixth and seventh sentences of the fifth paragraph of article 199 decies E of the General Tax Code or of the last paragraph of 4 of article 199 decies F of the sa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Tax deductions and reductions for overseas investments

Article A333-2

…Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories are set out in Article 170 decies of Annex IV to the French General Tax Code.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions relating to investment in leisure property.

Article D421-3

The procedures for applying the tax reductions granted for work carried out on certain housing belonging to tourist residences, residential tourist villages or intended for rental as furnished accommo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HO

…for fisheries are allowed as deductions under the conditions defined in articles 163 duovicies and 217 decies.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 216 ter

…in sociétés immobilières conventionnées set up after the promulgation of law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963 may not, under any circumstances, give entitlement to the benefit of the provisions of this art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 H

For the application of articles 1609 nonies C, 1636 B sexies, 1636 B decies, 1638-0 bis, 1638 and 1638 quater to communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax sy…

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