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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1753 bis B

Any person who contravenes the obligation set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 287 of the Book of Tax Procedures is punishable by the penalties mentioned in article 226-21 of the Penal Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1753 bis A

Any person who, in proceedings to obtain a pecuniary sentence mentioned in article L. 143 of the Book of Tax Procedures, outside the proceedings relating to the action in question, in any manner whats…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9: Sanctions against third parties

Article 1740 A bis

…cle 1729 or article 1729-0 A, any natural or legal person who, in the exercise of a professional activity providing legal, financial or accounting advice or holding property or funds on behalf of a th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 G bis

A breach of the undertaking provided for in I of Article 1131 automatically terminates the reservation of enjoyment and the donated property must be handed over to the State at the first requisition,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278-0 bis A

I.-Religible for the reduced rate referred to in the first paragraph of Article 278-0 bis are energy renovation services that meet the following conditions: 1° They are carried out in premises that ha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C bis

…que mentioned in Article 208 D are exempt from income tax and, unless they are paid in an uncooperative State or territory within the meaning of article 238-0 A other than those mentioned in 2° of 2 b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised on the sale of a right to build on a property

Article 238 octies A

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Deduction of certain social security contributions and group insurance premiums

Article 154 bis-0 A

…L. 224-13 or article L. 224-28 of the same code or into a French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product mentioned in article L. 225-1 of said code by the persons mention…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B bis

…concluded until 31 December 2025. B.-The research organisations mentioned in A meet the definition given by European Commission Communication No. 2014/ C 198/01 on the framework for State aid for rese…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary system

Article R422-59

…institute proceedings, the rapporteur shall investigate the case by taking all necessary investigative measures, including obtaining from the prosecuting authority and, where appropriate, from the ap…

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