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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Obligations of legal persons

Article 222 bis

With the exception of those mentioned in 3 of article 200, organisations that issue receipts, attestations or any other documents by which they indicate to a taxpayer that he is entitled to benefit fr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Taxable persons - Place of taxation

Article 218 bis

Companies or legal entities liable for corporation tax under Article 206, with the exception of those designated in Article 5 of the aforementioned article, are personally subject to the tax on the sh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Conditions for practising the profession of distiller

Article 311 bis

The profession of distiller may only be exercised in a fixed establishment. However, individual derogations may be granted by order of the authority designated by decree on a proposal from the adminis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Assessment rules

Article 1379 bis

The taxation and assessment rules, as well as those relating to the filing of returns, provided for by this code with regard to direct local taxes for the taxpayers mentioned in the second paragraph o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 B

Article 1465 also applies for transactions carried out from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2023 in investment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterprises and within the limits provided for by A…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Evidentiary value of regular reports and remedies available to defendants against this legal authority.

Article 341 bis

1. Customs reports, where they are authentic until falsified, shall be deemed to be evidence of title for the purpose of obtaining, in accordance with common law, authorisation to take all appropriate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe B

Statement of change of residence expenses Items that must appear on the document(s) presented to the accountant (presentation in code form is excluded): 1. Identification of the agent Specify: - surna…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 B

An annual tax is introduced on electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy located in inland waters, the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone.The tax is paid by the operat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxable income of foreign nationals and persons not resident in France for tax purposes

Article 165 bis

Notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary, all income the taxation of which is attributed to France by an international convention on double taxation shall be liable to income tax in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
21° : Allocation of the tax reduction for donations to charities provided for in article 238 bis

Article 200 bis

The tax reduction provided for in Article 238 bis is deducted from the income tax due for the year in which the expenditure was incurred. Any excess is used for the payment of income tax due in respec…

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