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Showing 221230 of 67437 articles for Art. I-5° bis and Art. 35 bis

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Transfers of ownership of immovable property for valuable consideration

Article 683 bis

…f contributions of real estate or real estate rights made for valuable consideration is subject to land registration tax or registration duty of 2.20%.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Scope of free transfer duties

Article 756 bis

The waiver of the action in reduction provided for in Article 929 of the Civil Code is not subject to transfer duties free of charge.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 267 bis

…s, value added tax is only payable on the difference between the value of the manufactured products and that of the corresponding products supplied by the farmers to whom the sale is made. For the pur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Valuation rules

Article 766 bis

For the liquidation of transfer duties on death, the assets or rights transferred into a trust estate or those that may have been acquired in reinvestment, as well as the fruits derived from the explo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special schemes and general exemptions

Article 1055 bis

…in 4° of 2 of Article 793 benefits from an allowance of €91,000 on the basis of registration duties and land registration tax. The application of this allowance is subject to the following conditions:

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French Customs CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General provisions

Article 321 bis

The public accountant charges the partial payment of a debt governed by this code in accordance with the provisions of article L. 257 C of the tax procedures book.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Transfer of ownership of movable property for valuable consideration

Article 732 bis

Acquisitions of corporate rights made by a company created with a view to acquiring another company under the conditions provided for in Article

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Valuation rules

Article 764 bis

Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of l'article 761, an allowance of 20% is made on the real market value of the property constituting the main residence of the deceased on the day…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1045 bis

(first paragraph disjoined)Acquisitions and exchanges of real estate located in the heartlands of a national park made by the public establishment of this park are exempt from registration duties and…

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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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