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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIX: Social contribution on corporation tax

Article 235 ter ZC

…action of this tax calculated on their taxable income at the rates mentioned in I and IV of article 219 and reduced by an allowance which may not exceed 763,000 euros per twelve-month period. Where a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

I. - Capital gains realised up to a date to be set by decree (1), but no earlier than 1 January 1972, by companies subject to income tax as industrial and commercial profits or corporation tax, on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Publicity and entry into force

Article L2131-2

…ons of the town council or decisions taken by delegation of the town council pursuant to article L. 2122-22 with the exception of:a) Deliberations relating to road and parking fee tariffs, the classif…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VIII ter: Turnover tax on farmers

Article 302 bis MB

…s in respect of direct support allocated in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009, excluding turnover from forestry, shellfish farming and freshwater fishing activities.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
X : Special arrangements for the declaration and payment of value added tax on importation

Article 298 sexdecies I

…in national currency of the amount referred to in I shall be determined annually with effect from 1 January. It is determined on the basis of the conversion rates applicable on the first working day o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 B bis

…terial instruction of 31 December 1908 and located in the wetlands defined in 1° of I of article L. 211-1 of the Environment Code are exempt from property tax on undeveloped land levied for the benefi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 D

…referred to in 1° to 3° must provide the necessary evidence to the relevant tax department before 1 January of the year following that in which they set up. II.-The benefit of the exemptions is subjec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax on the costs of chambers of trade and craft associations

Article 1601

…o a maximum amount set at 0.3275% of the annual amount of the social security ceiling in force on 1 January of the tax year. This maximum amount is set at 0.065% of the same annual amount of the socia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Tax for the development of vocational training in the car, cycle and motorbike repair trades

Article 1609 sexvicies

I. - With effect from 1st January 2004, a tax is introduced for the benefit of the National Association for Automobile Training. It contributes to the financing of initial vocational training, in part…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-97

…icipality. The tax is payable by owners of properties bordering roads open to public traffic on 1st January of the tax year. When the riparian property is governed by loi n° 65-557 du 10 juillet 1965…

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