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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis A

1. Is deemed to constitute distributed income subject to the withholding tax provided for in Article 2 of 119 bis any payment, up to the amount corresponding to the distribution of proceeds from units…

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2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 quater

…lding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis as well as the levy provided for in III of Article 125 A is not applicable to interest understood, for the application of this article, as income from de…

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4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 124

…er the depositary and whatever the purpose of the deposit; 3° Cash guarantees; 4° Current accounts. 5° Indexation clauses relating to sums made available or left at the disposal of a company by its me…

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1a: Remuneration paid to members of the board of directors or supervisory board of public limited companies

Article 117 bis

Remuneration allocated to members of the board of directors or supervisory board of public limited companies, in any capacity whatsoever, excluding salaries and industrial property royalties, give ris…

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b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 quinquies

…om and without benefiting from a specific exemption on the profits mentioned in 1.(1) See Annex II, art. 380 to 382.

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2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis

…o the redemption premium referred to in article 238 septies A. Income from securities issued from 1 January 1987, as defined in articles 118,119 and 238 septies B, is placed outside the scope of the w…

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3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 123 bis

…legal entity located in an uncooperative State or territory, within the meaning of Article 238-0 A.5. A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the conditions for application of the foregoing provisions and i…

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16° : Real estate investment companies and real estate management companies

Article 139 ter

…olders or unit holders: 1° By investment property companies governed by article 33-I of law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963; 2° By management property companies governed by article 1 of decree no. 63-683…

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b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 112

…rise to the allocation of securities to members under the conditions provided for in 2 of article 115;c. Amounts incorporated into shareholders' equity on the occasion of a merger or demerger without…

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2: Income from bonds

Article 119

…1) shall determine the issue rate to be used to calculate the tax on these premiums. (1) Annex III, art. 41 octies to 41 duodecies.

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