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Showing 311320 of 2313 articles for Art. 1589-2 · CGI Art. 680 · TGI Bordeaux 5 January 1977

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 C

…ransactions carried out between themselves by the agricultural credit banks mentioned in article L. 512-21 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 3° bis (Repealed)4° To interest, agios, remuneration for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Capital gains on securities realised by companies

Article 248 A

…of a company, the capital gain or loss resulting from the compensation provided for in articles 4,15,16 and 32 of the Nationalisation Act n° 82-155 of 11 February 1982 is not taken into account in de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 257 ter

I.- Each transaction subject to value added tax is considered to be distinct and independent and is subject to its own tax regime determined on the basis of its main element or its non-accessory eleme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259 A

As an exception to Article 259, the place of supply of the following services is located in France:1° The hiring of means of transport:a) Where they are of short duration and the means of transport is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains on securities realised by private individuals

Article 248 B

The provisions of articles 92, and 150-0 A are not applicable to exchanges of securities carried out under the loi de nationalisation n° 82-155 du 11 février 1982. In the event of the sale of the secu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Subrogation of obligations

Article 248 C

The bonds of the caisse nationale de l'industrie and the caisse nationale des banques allocated to the holders of shares transferred to the State are automatically subrogated to these shares in all ca…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259 B

Notwithstanding Article 259, the place of supply of the following services is deemed not to be in France when they are provided to a non-taxable person who is not established or does not have his domi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Definition of Community territory

Article 256-0

For the application of this Chapter: 1°The other Member States of the European Community are those listed in Article 299 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, excluding the following terr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 CA

…persons and non-taxable legal entities likely to benefit from the provisions of 2° of I of Article 256 bis may, at their request, pay the tax on their intra-Community acquisitions. The option takes ef…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 bis

…the provisions of the legislation of that State adopted for the implementation of Articles 312 to 325 or 333 to 341 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006.3°The obtaining of the power of…

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