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Showing 2130 of 8012 articles for Art. CJEU – Kontogeorgas – C-104/95 – 12 Dec. 1996

French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies G

The tax reduction mentioned in articles 199 decies E and 199 decies EA is granted, under the same conditions, when the property is owned by a company not subject to corporation tax, on condition that…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 12: Package travel contracts

Article L224-104

The rules relating to contracts for the sale of package travel and holidays are laid down by the provisions of the Single chapter of Title I of Book II of the Tourism Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies EA

The tax reduction mentioned in Article 199 decies E is granted in respect of the acquisition of housing that has been completed for at least fifteen years and that is undergoing renovation work. By wa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Passports and travel documents

Article 954

A fee of €12 is charged for each foreign passport visa, the validity of which may not exceed one year, if the visa is valid for the outward and return journey, and €6 if it is valid only for the outwa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Passports and travel documents

Article 953

I. - Passports issued in France are subject to stamp duty, the rate for which is set at €89.If the applicant provides two passport photographs, as provided for in Article 6-1 of decree no. 2005-1726 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 234 decies A

I. - Taxpayers who have been subject, for the same property, to the contribution in respect of the income mentioned in article 234 ter and, where applicable, to that provided for in article 234 nonies…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B decies

I. - The communes that are members of a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation subject to article 1609 nonies C vote on the rate of council tax on second homes and other furnished premise…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies F

…out reconstruction, extension, repair or improvement work between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2012. This tax reduction applies: a) To expenditure relating to a dwelling, forming part of a tourist…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

I.-1. Companies subject to corporation tax or income tax under a real taxation system may make a deduction based on the original value of new assets acquired, excluding finance costs, allocated to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax regimes

Article 95

With regard to the method of determining the profit to be included in the income tax base, taxpayers who receive non-commercial profits or similar income are placed either under the controlled declara…

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