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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Declaration of non-retail sales

Article 1649 bis A

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 85 of the Book of Tax Procedures concerning the tax administration's right of communication, traders and craftsmen with regard to the taxation of thei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-21

…yor is generally responsible for carrying out the decisions of the town council and, in particular: 1° Preserving and administering the properties of the municipality and, as a result, carrying out al…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Non-compliance with conditions governing tax benefits

Article 1740-00 A

1. Failure by the lessee company or the company receiving the subscriptions to comply with the commitments provided for in the thirty-second paragraph of I of Article 199 undecies B, the last paragrap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-5

Failure to provide the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2, as part of the due diligence measures provided for in Section 3 of Chapter I of Title VI, or failure to declare to the Trade and Compani…

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

Article 1649 ter A

…gh its intermediary. II -The declaration provided for in I shall include the following information: 1° The identification details of the platform operator and the business name of the platforms for wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
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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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I ter : Declaration by the public corporation SNCF Réseau

Article 1649 A ter

…e under conditions and deadlines set by decree and subject to the penalties set out in V of Article 1736.A train path-kilometre corresponds to the journey reserved on a railway line at a given timetab…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Insufficient declaration

Article 1729-0 A

…on one or more accounts that should have been declared pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 1649 A.The amount of this increase may not be less than the amount of the fine provided for in 2 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mission of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-3

…ervices participate in the implementation of the Orsec plans drawn up in application of articles L741-1 to L741-5 of the French Internal Security Code. To carry out the tasks defined in the first para…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A ter

…status may, by means of a concordant decision taken under the conditions laid down in I of Article 1639 A bis, institute a 30% allowance applied to the rental value of premises used for residential p…

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