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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

I.-In the priority development zones defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 and that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the mea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

I.-In the urban areas to be revitalised defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2023 and, when they are located in the communes mentioned in the sixth paragrap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 septies

…A, 151 octies B, 210 A, 210 B, 210 D and 238 quater K of this code must attach to their income tax return a statement in accordance with the model provided by the administration showing, for each type…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 sexies

…members or shareholders and held in an individual blocked account must attach to their income tax return a statement of the sums made available to them. Failure to comply with the obligation set out…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Costs of reconstituting title deeds to immovable property and property rights

Article 775 sexies

…notary, are allowed, on production of supporting documents, as a deduction from the inheritance assets up to the declared value of these assets, provided that the notarial certificates mentioned in 3…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Consultation of automated data processing for the purposes of customs controls

Article 67 sexies

…ircumstances may this transmission infringe the confidentiality of correspondence.II - In order to detect the offences referred to in articles 414, 414-2, 415 and 459 of this Code, to gather evidence…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° : Tax credit for expenditure on delegated production of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 220 sexies

…ed out with a view to the production of long-term cinematographic works or approved audiovisual works.The benefit of the tax credit is subject to the delegated production companies' compliance with so…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Exceptional tax on high incomes.

Article 223 sexies

…ticle 1417, without taking into account the capital gains referred to in I of article 150-0 B ter, retained for their amount before application of the allowance mentioned in 1 ter or 1 quater of artic…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 septdecies

…l tax on personal watercraft mentioned in article L. 423-4 of the code of taxes on goods and services. 3° To the application of customs duties, or any other tax payable on importation, to goods transp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 septdecies

1. Mutual insurers and unions governed by the Mutual Code and provident institutions governed by Title III of Book IX of the Social Security Code may allocate a special solvency reserve account up to…

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