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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 I bis

…status may, by a deliberation of general scope taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt establishments carrying out, in premises that are freely accessible to the public, retai…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 B bis

…wn tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from business property tax establishments that benefit from the exemption provided for i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278-0 bis

…at the reduced rate of 5.5%;c) Margarines and vegetable fats;d) Caviar;e) Alcoholic beverages;1°-00 bis Foodstuffs intended for consumption by animals producing foodstuffs themselves intended for huma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-3

…Its decision is final only after approval by the special meetings provided for in articles L. 228-35-6 and L. 228-103. The conversion offer is made at the same time and in proportion to their share…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis C

…ntered into by credit institutions, finance companies or investment firms referred to in article 38 bis A and which are allocated to the hedging of financial instruments valued at their market value o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis G

…The company has been registered in the Trade and Companies Register for less than fifteen years.II bis.Notwithstanding the provisions of II:1° When they no longer meet the conditions mentioned in II…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I bis

…ties due to the death of the insured mentioned in the same paragraph pursuant to articles 795,796-0 bis or 796-0 ter of this code. The beneficiary is subject to the levy provided for in the first para…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ib: Revaluation of depreciable fixed assets

Article 238 bis J

I. - The provisions of I of article 238 bis I relating to the revaluation of non-depreciable fixed assets are extended to depreciable fixed assets appearing in the balance sheet for the first financia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Overall result

Article 223 B bis

…oes not take into account the result relating to the contracts mentioned in 3 of III of article 212 bis determined under the conditions of this II, nor the result mentioned in b of 2 of IV of this art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262-0 bis

…€300,000 in the event of a breach of any of the obligations set out in 2° to 4° of the same II.III bis. - The fact that a person requests or obtains the endorsement of the slip mentioned in the first…

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