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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I ter A : Declaration by owners of electrical transformers

Article 1649 A quater

The owner of electrical transformers mentioned in article 1519 G which are subject to a concession contract declares each year to the public finance administration the identity of the concessionaire,…

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I: Approved management centres

Article 1649 quater C

Management centres, the purpose of which is to provide industrialists, traders, craftsmen and farmers with assistance in management matters and to provide them with an analysis of economic, accounting…

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0I bis : Declaration of interest-free repayable advances

Article 1649 A bis

The administrations, establishments, bodies or persons referred to in the first paragraph of

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III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter D

I.-The platform operator shall implement, including by means of personal data processing, the due diligence necessary to identify: 1° Sellers or service providers who carry out one or more of the tran…

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IV: Capping based on value added

Article 1647 B sexies

I. - At the request of the taxpayer made within the legal period for lodging a claim provided for the business property tax, the territorial economic contribution of each business is capped according…

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III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter C

I.-The platform operator shall mention in the declaration provided for in Article 1649 ter A information relating to sellers or service providers using its platform where they meet the following condi…

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Ic: Declaration of digital assets

Article 1649 bis C

Individuals, associations and non-trading companies domiciled or established in France are required to declare, at the same time as their income tax or profit tax return, the references of the digital…

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Chapter Id: Certifiers abroad

Article 1649 quater O

…ties concerned of any shortcomings observed in the performance of the agreement referred to in Article 1649 quater N and having given them the opportunity to present their observations on the facts of…

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Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 nonies A

1. Failure to comply with the undertakings entered into with a view to obtaining administrative approval or failure to comply with the conditions to which the granting of the latter was subject shall…

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Chapter Id: Certifiers abroad

Article 1649 quater N

For the application of c of 1° of 7 of Article 158, professionals or organisations which do not have a permanent establishment in France but which are established in a Member State of the European Uni…

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