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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…dant decisions taken by the qualified majority provided for in the first paragraph of II of article L. 5211-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales, within the period provided for in I of ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-16-1

With regard to their activities relating to electronic money, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-9-1 are not subject to the due diligence requirements set out in Articles L. 561-5 and L. 561-5-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Approved associations of the liberal professions

Article 1649 quater H

…Etat. This examination does not constitute the start of one of the procedures mentioned in articles L. 12 and L. 13 of the Book of Tax Procedures. They are authorised to draw up declarations for the t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter E

I.-The platform operator subject to the declaratory obligation provided for in Article 1649 ter A pursuant to 3° of I of Article 1649 ter B shall register with the tax authorities, which shall allocat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies B

…lders of units in venture capital mutual funds or specialised professional funds covered by Article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it stood prior to l'ordonnance n° 2013-676 du 25 jui…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter A

I.-A company or organisation which, in its capacity as a platform operator, makes available to users a system enabling them to contact each other by electronic means in order to carry out, directly or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
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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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Payment of the tax

Article 1635 quater T

The development tax and, where applicable, its instalments are paid to the beneficiary local authorities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation in accordance with procedures specifi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies

Article D533-16-1

I.-This article applies to entities subject to Article L. 533-22-1. For the credit institutions and investment firms mentioned in Article L. 511-4-3, this article applies to portfolio management activ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII sexies : Capital gains tax on the sale of buildings other than building land

Article 1609 nonies G

I. - A tax is introduced on capital gains realised under the conditions provided for in articles 150 U and 150 UB to 150 UD by natural persons or companies or groupings covered by articles 8 to 8 ter…

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