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

Article 209

…A, previous tax losses, the non-deducted net financial charges referred to in 1 of VIII of Article 212 bis and the unused deduction capacity referred to in 2 of the same VIII by the absorbed or transf…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208

…du 1er janvier 1993) ; 1° bis-Les sociétés d'investissement qui sont régies par les articles L. 214-127 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code, in respect of the portion of profits arising from th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 207

1. The following are exempt from corporation tax:1° (provisions no longer applicable);1° bis. Professional trade unions, whatever their legal form, and their unions for their activities relating to th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable companies and local authorities.

Article 206

…al du crédit agricole, les caisses régionales de crédit agricole mutuel mentionnées à l'article L. 512-21 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the local mutual agricultural credit banks affiliated t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 B

…mmeubles.II. - When, under the conditions set out in I of Article 11 of the 1985 Finance Act no. 84-1208 of 29 December 1984, they hold shares in non-trading companies (sociétés civiles) formed as fro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 A

…ns of 1° bis and 2° of article 208 is reserved for investment companies governed by articles L. 214-127 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code, which allocate all of their distributable profits fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 A

1. Income subject to income tax according to the rules applicable to salaries, pensions or life annuities or in the categories of industrial and commercial profits, agricultural profits, non-commercia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
34°: Tax credit for forestry investments

Article 200 quindecies

…d acquired by the taxpayer does not meet the minimum surface area conditions set out in articles L. 122-4 and L. 312-1 of the French Forestry Code for having a simple management plan approved and appl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 H

…than or equal to €2,150 and less than €2,544 5.3% Greater than or equal to €2,544 and less than €2,912 7.5% Greater than or equal to €2,912 and less than €3,317 9.9% Greater than or equal to €3,317 an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…II of this chapter, with the exception of income expressly exempted from tax by virtue of articles 125-0 A, 155 B, 157 and 163 quinquies B to 163 quinquies C bis, income from capitalisation bonds or…

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