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Showing 221230 of 64181 articles for Art. II-1° ter

French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII : Taxation of capital gains on the disposal of building land

Article 238 terdecies

The articles 238 nonies to 238 duodecies apply when the transfer takes place at least two years after the acquisition. However, the tax deferral may not exceed five years. Articles 238 nonies to 238 d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IIa: Annual tax on office premises, commercial premises, storage premises and parking areas levied in the Ile-de-France region

Article 231 ter

…x on office premises, commercial premises, storage premises and parking areas is levied, within the territorial limits of the Ile-de-France region, made up of Paris and the départements of Essonne, Ha…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 265 ter

…oducts whose use and sale for this purpose have not been specially authorised by orders of the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Industry are prohibited.By way of derogation from the first…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-10 (art. A322-13)

…establishment : Address: Telephone number: Owner: Operator: : I. - Installation of equipment and materialsPlan of all installations Overall plan including :- location of pools, slides and special equ…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 ter

A tax is introduced for the benefit of the regions of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion, payable by public air transport companies. It is added to the price charged to passeng…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Discount rights.

Article 390 ter

…the late payment, grant total or partial remission of the sums due in respect of the late payment interest referred to in article 440 bis and the increases provided for in this code.

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

Article 432 ter

…cle 414 of this Code involving manufactured tobacco products or narcotics may be banned from French territory for up to ten years, under the conditions set out in articles 131-30 to 131-30-2 of the Cr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 568 ter

I. - The distance selling of manufactured tobacco products, including when the purchaser is located abroad, is prohibited in mainland France and the overseas departments. The acquisition, introduction…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of economic and financial offences

Article R50 ter

Non-civil servants fulfilling the conditions set out in the first paragraph of Article 706 are recruited as contract agents. The décret n° 86-83 du 17 janvier 1986 relatif aux dispositions générales a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Income and capital gains distributed by a property investment fund

Article 242 ter B

…du II de l'article 239 nonies, are required to declare, on the declaration mentioned in article 242 ter, the identity and address of the beneficiaries and details of the amount taxable under the rules…

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