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Showing 55215530 of 5602 articles for Art. 17 December 2008

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions common to property tax and council tax

Article 1417

…is made does not exceed the sum of 11,885 €, for the first share of family quotient, increased by 3,174 € for each additional half share, used to calculate the income tax relating to the said income.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R286-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° References to the Prefect are replaced by references to the High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia; 2° References to the benefits ment…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R284-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The references to the prefect are replaced by the reference to the senior administrator of the territory of the Wallis and Futuna…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R285-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° The references to the Prefect are replaced by the reference to the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia; 2° The references to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quaterdecies

…eristics and energy performance achieving the minimum results defined in application of articles L. 171-1 and L. 172-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code. The taxpayer must provide proof of c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXV: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance the acquisition or construction of a principal residence

Article 244 quater J

…ken into account means the sum of reference tax income, within the meaning of 1° of IV of Article 1417, of the persons mentioned in the eighth paragraph in respect of:1° The penultimate year preceding…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special arrangements applicable to intra-Community distance sales of goods, to supplies of goods made in a Member State via electronic interfaces facilitating such supplies, and to services supplied by taxable persons established within the territory of the European Union but not in the Member State of consumption

Article 298 sexdecies G

…e kept for ten years in the Member State of consumption. The register is kept for ten years from 31 December of the year of the transaction.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies B

…ce an investment that has benefited from one of the schemes defined in this article or in articles 217 undecies , 244 quater W or 244 quater Y, the actual value of the investment replaced. Investment…

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

Article 217 undecies

…ministration before that date.This article applies to new investments brought into service until 31 December 2025, to renovation and refurbishment work on hotels, tourist residences and classified hol…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater Y

…t programme is greater than the threshold mentioned in the first paragraph of II quater of article 217 undecies, or the threshold mentioned in the second paragraph of the same II quater for investment…

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