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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1468 bis

…ultiplied, as the case may be, by the annual flat-rate increase coefficient defined in Article 1518 bis or by the coefficient for the annual updating of rental values resulting from the application of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of the customs service.

Article 44 bis

In the contiguous zone as defined by Article 10 of Order No. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016, the customs service may carry out the necessary controls in order to: a) prevent infringements of the laws an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 bis

In the interval between two updates provided for by article 1518, property rental values, with the exception of those of properties assessed under the conditions provided for in article 1498, are incr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1760 bis

Failure to comply with the obligations set out in IV of Article 210-0 A shall result in a €10,000 fine being imposed for each transaction.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1761 bis

Taxpayers who have benefited from the tax credit provided for in article 200 quater in contravention of the provisions of c of 6 ter of the same article 200 quater shall be liable for a fine equal to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 bis

…have been closed. Any additional tax due on the annual return referred to in 1° of I of article 298 bis is paid when the return is filed. If the operator considers that the instalments already paid in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 123 bis

…the meaning of article 120, except for the part that exceeds the taxable income referred to in 3.4 bis. 1 shall not apply where the legal entity is established or incorporated in a Member State of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 bis

Any natural or legal person who habitually engages in the retail purchase of ferrous and non-ferrous metals is required to submit, before 31 January each year, to the departmental directorate of publi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis

…penditure incurred for the purposes indicated above by deduction from profits for the same period.1 bis. The companies designated in 1 are authorised, at the close of each of the financial years 1970…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 bis

I. - Persons who rent or sublet one or more rooms in their principal residence on a furnished basis until 15 July 2024 are exempt from income tax on the proceeds of this rental provided that the rooms…

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