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Showing 3140 of 56915 articles for Art. 1584 and 1595 bis

French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167 bis

…of the tax domicile outside France, determined in accordance with the rules set out in Article 758 and the last paragraph of I of Article 973, and their acquisition price by the taxpayer or, in the c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Conditions for practising the profession of distiller

Article 311 bis

…ration. The beneficiaries of such exemptions are subject to the obligations set out in articles 327 and 328. The conditions for issuing and withdrawing exemptions are laid down by order of the State a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 236 bis

If a company that has opted for the regime defined in the second paragraph of 1° bis of 1 of Article 39 is absorbed by a company that has not exercised this option, the paid holiday pay corresponding…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 bis

In accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 5422-10 du code du travail, employers' contributions to the financing of the insurance allowance provided for in l'article L. 542…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis

…c heritage, the defence of the natural environment or the dissemination of French culture, language and scientific knowledge, in particular when these payments are made to the benefit of a university…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Public and private documents

Article 637 bis

Deeds for perpetual concessions in cemeteries are exempt from the registration formality.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Regional planning and development

Article 722 bis

…% rate of transfer duty provided for in Article 719 is reduced to 0% for acquisitions of businesses and clienteles made in the zones franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in B of 3 of ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons and activities

Article 1447 bis

…its industrial establishments is subject to business property tax. The same applies to maintenance and major repairs, study and applied research activities carried out in these same establishments an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1496 bis

…juillet 1970, may decide, by a deliberation taken before 1 July 1986, that all residential premises and premises for professional use in the municipality will be valued, from 1 January 1987, by applyi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Display and distribution of decisions

Article 433 bis

…r the offence provided for in Article 459(1a), the court shall order that the sentence be displayed and disseminated under the conditions provided for in Articles 131-35 or 131-39 of the Criminal Code…

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