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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Obligations of legal persons

Article 222 bis

With the exception of those mentioned in 3 of article 200, organisations that issue receipts, attestations or any other documents by which they indicate to a taxpayer that he is entitled to benefit fr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1468 bis

I. - For the application of the provisions relating to the business property tax, with the exception of those provided for in Articles 1465 to 1465 B, the extension of an establishment means the net i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1396 bis

I.-In Mayotte, the tax base for property tax on undeveloped properties sold from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2025 by a public entity to illegal occupiers of land is subject to a reduction for the th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354 bis

The right of recovery provided for in Article 103(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establishing the Customs Code of the Union, applicab…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HM

A decree sets out the procedures for applying articles 238 bis HE to 238 bis HL, in particular the procedures for issuing approvals, reporting obligations and, where applicable, the standard clauses o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis

I. - 1. Financial securities lent by a company are taken in priority from securities of the same nature acquired or subscribed to at the most recent date.The claim representing the financial securitie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Annual tax

Article 1478 bis

I. - The creation or extension of an establishment is exempt from business property tax for a period of three years from, depending on the case, the year following that of the creation or the second y…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 bis

I. - For their agricultural operations, farmers are placed under the flat-rate reimbursement scheme provided for in Articles 298 quaterand 298 quinquies. They are exempt from payment of value added ta…

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

Article 212 bis

I. - The net financial charges borne by an undertaking which is not a member of a group, within the meaning of Articles 223 A or 223 A bis, are deductible from taxable income subject to corporation ta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 bis

I. - The basis of assessment for property tax on built properties for rental housing mentioned in Article L. 441-1 of the Construction and Housing Code, belonging to one of the bodies listed in articl…

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