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Showing 111120 of 666 articles for Art. 117 quater

French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Limitation period against debtors.

Article 352 quater

An action for damages based on the non-conformity of the rule of law that has been applied with a higher rule of law or a claim for damages resulting from a fault committed in the determination of the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354 quater

For the application of articles 354 to 354 ter, customs officers shall use the powers provided for in this Code, even if the limitation period provided for in article 351 has expired.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quatervicies

I. - 1. - Contributions or premiums paid by each member of the tax household are deductible from overall net income, subject to the conditions and limits mentioned in 2:a) to the popular retirement sa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 160 quater

When a company carries out the transactions provided for in articles 48 and 49 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production, the cancellation of shares or cor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 quater

For the allowances and pensions mentioned in 1 and 5 of Article 12 of Decision of the European Parliament 2005/684/EC of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 202 quater

I. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 202, where a taxpayer liable for tax under the conditions provided for in 1 of that Article becomes, in order to carry on his profession, a partner in a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 209 quater

1. Capital gains subject to tax at the reduced rate provided for in a of I of article 219, reduced by the amount of this tax, are transferred to a special reserve. The entry to this special reserve ce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 quater

Sums corresponding to the share of profits made by joint agricultural interest companies that is allocated to suppliers or customers who are farmers or bodies mentioned in article L 541-1 of the Code…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 quater

I. - When members of the staff of an industrial or commercial company who are employed there set up a company to ensure the continuity of the company by buying back a fraction of its capital, the said…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 quaterdecies

I. - Film production companies and audiovisual production companies subject to corporation tax that assume the functions of executive production companies may benefit from a tax credit in respect of t…

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