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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Social institutions

Article 1072

Extracts from civil status registers, acts of notoriety, consent, publications, family council deliberations, notification, where applicable, dispensations on the grounds of parentage, alliance or age…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on insurance policies

Article 1001

…icle L. 211-1 of the Insurance Code;5° ter A 12.5% for premiums or contributions due from 1 January 2016 and 13.4% for premiums or contributions due from 1 January 2017, for legal protection insurance…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1133 quater

Subject to the provisions of Article 1020, deeds recording the formation, amendment or termination of a trust contract or recording the transfer of additional property or rights to the trustee are sub…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1414

I. - (Repealed).I bis. - (Repealed).II. - The following are automatically exempted from council tax on secondary residences and other furnished premises not used as a main residence:1° Managers of you…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1414 B

People who retain the use of the dwelling that was their main residence before being permanently housed in an establishment or service mentioned in 6° of I of Article L. 312-1 of the code de l'action…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1588

I. - Royalties relating to substances other than crude oil are allocated to the department in whose territory the concession is located. If the concession extends over several départements, the royalt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1587

…from deposits located beyond 1 nautical mile of the baselines defined in Article 2 of Ordinance no. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016 on maritime areas under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the French R…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1590

I. - An annual tax is introduced, proportional to the surface area of each exclusive licence to prospect for liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons. The tax shall be paid by the holder of the exclusive licenc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1589

A Conseil d'Etat decree issued after consulting the General Council for the Economy, Industry, Energy and Technology shall determine the terms and conditions for applying articles 1587 and 1588.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 ter A

I.-A company or organisation which, in its capacity as a platform operator, makes available to users a system enabling them to contact each other by electronic means in order to carry out, directly or…

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