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Showing 271280 of 69327 articles for Art. 150-0 A II-2

French General Tax CodeIn force
01°: Energy savings

Article 1383-0 B

1. Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 B

At the option of taxpayers with agricultural profits subject to an actual taxation system, the agricultural profit used as the basis for the progressive tax is equal to the average of the profits for…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General provisions

Article 322-00 bis

Professional secrecy may not be invoked against customs officials acting within the scope of the powers conferred on them by this Title and by Title II.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Non-compliance with conditions governing tax benefits

Article 1740-0 C

Failure to respond or partial response to the formal notice referred to in II of Article L. 13 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures shall result in the application, for each financial year audited, of a f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervisory Board.

Article R518-0-1

I.-The two members of the Supervisory Board mentioned in 9° of Article L. 518-4 are elected for three years by and from among the members of the staff delegation of the Joint Information and Consultat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-3-0

Where the customer is acting in the context of a trust within the meaning ofArticle 2011 of the Civil Code or any other comparable legal arrangement governed by foreign law, a beneficial owner within…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594-0 G

Subject to article 691 bis, the following are exempt from land registration tax or registration fees: A. I. - Acquisitions of real estate made by a taxable person within the meaning of article 256 A,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Debt securities

Article L213-0-1

Each debt security represents a claim on the legal entity or securitisation fund which issues them. By way of derogation from article 1349 of the French Civil Code and article L. 228-74 of the French…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Non-compliance with conditions governing tax benefits

Article 1740-0 B

The submission of a statement on honour by an individual who does not meet the condition set out in the third paragraph of 1 of I of article 117 quater and the last paragraph of I of article 125 A to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3334-0-1

For the application of article L. 3334-3:1° The income taken into account is the last known reference tax income;2° The average per capita income of all the départements is equal to the sum of the inc…

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