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Showing 3140 of 31248 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 5 Oct. 2022 – no. 19-23.508

French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 octies

…subject of a joint real estate lease entered into under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 255-2 to L. 255-19 of the Construction and Housing Code is subject to a rebate of up to 30%, 40%, 50%…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

…area, or in the purchase of land for which a commitment to build provided for in I of A of article 1594-0 G has been subscribed, or in the subscription of shares or units in companies whose main purpo…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 octies

…he fraction of this weight below this threshold;3 (Paragraph repealed with effect from 1 January 2005) ;(4) (Repealed)5. The weight of washing preparations, including auxiliary washing preparations, o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section X: Application procedures

Article 298 octodecies

…ergy products are understood respectively within the meaning of Articles L. 312-3, L. 312-4, L. 312-5 and L. 312-6 of the same code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 octies

…er of business, demerger of a company or universal transfer of the assets mentioned in article 1844-5 of the Civil Code, the business value added contribution is also payable by the taxpayer who is no…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 42 octies

…Where, in the case of a transfer inter vivos that took place prior to the publication of the decree no. 61-856 of 31 July 1961, amending the decree no. 50-898 of 2 August 1950, the company will have o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 octies

All contracts, agreements or conventions entered into by public administrations and providing for the exemption of taxes, duties or levies collected by the State on its own behalf or on behalf of publ…

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

Article 217 octies

…e those of small and medium-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octodecies

I. - Taxpayers who exercise an option for the first time for a real tax regime may recognise, free of tax, the capital gains acquired, on the effective date of this option, by the non-depreciable elem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditional tax benefits attached to donations

Article 1378 octies

I. - When the Minister responsible for the budget receives from the Court of Audit the declaration referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 143-2 of the French Financial Jurisdictions Code, it…

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