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Showing 391400 of 68221 articles for Art. I-3° and Art. 156 bis

French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776 bis

…perty which is the subject of the donation, which are charged to the donee in the deed of donation, and of which the assumption by the donee is notified to the creditor, are deducted for the calculati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxes

Article 1530 bis

I. - Communes that exercise, pursuant to I bis of article L. 211-7 of the Environment Code, the competence of aquatic environment management and flood prevention may, by a deliberation taken under the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 bis

…der the conditions provided for in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-186 of the French Commercial Code, and the subscription or purchase price of this share is taxed as salary and wages. II. When the purc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 bis

…ons, farmers are placed under the flat-rate reimbursement scheme provided for in Articles 298 quaterand 298 quinquies. They are exempt from payment of value added tax and from the obligations incumben…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 bis

…operty tax on built properties for rental housing mentioned in Article L. 441-1 of the Construction and Housing Code, belonging to one of the bodies listed in article L. 411-2 of the same code or to a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 211 bis

…p-sum allowances that a company allocates to its directors or company executives for representation and travel expenses, directors mean, in partnerships and joint ventures that have opted for the capi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 212 bis

…e by an undertaking which is not a member of a group, within the meaning of Articles 223 A or 223 A bis, are deductible from taxable income subject to corporation tax up to the higher of the following…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Assessment of tax

Article 1478 bis

…nal cooperation with their own tax system taken under the conditions defined in I of article 1639 A bis. The exemption applies to the entire share of the tax due to each municipality or public inter-m…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Penalties involving deprivation of rights.

Article 432 bis

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in articles 414, 414-2 and 459 are liable to the following additional penalties:1° Prohibition, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 131-27 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1396 bis

…properties sold from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2025 by a public entity to illegal occupiers of land is subject to a reduction for the three years following the year in which the sale took place. I…

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