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Showing 12411250 of 70305 articles for Art. 210 A and 210 B · C. com. Art. L 233-3

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 00Ib: Electronic filing of returns

Article 1649 quater B quater

I.-Corporation tax returns and their appendices relating to a financial year are filed electronically.This obligation also applies to companies belonging to one of the following categories:1° Natural…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Provisions applicable to unfair commercial practices other than misleading or aggressive commercial practices

Article L132-1 A

Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed, following a request for mutual assistance under Article L. 511-10 relating to a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A

Two-thirds of the rental values used to establish local taxes are taken into account for airports and for facilities designed to combat water and atmospheric pollution that are subject to exceptional…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quinquies

I. - In the event of a withdrawal of cash from an account defined in article L. 221-32-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the net gain referred to in 2 ter of II of article 150-0 A of this code is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quater

I. - Taxation of capital gains derived from the sale for valuable consideration or redemption of shares in an open-ended investment company or units in a mutual fund, as well as from the dissolution o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter-0 B

Unitholders in a real estate investment trust mentioned in Article 239 nonies may offset all or part of the tax credits attached to the income and profits mentioned in article L. 214-81 of the Monetar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1788 A

1. A fine of €750 shall be imposed:a. Failure to file the statements provided for in article 289 B within the time limits.The fine is increased to €1,500 if the statement is not filed within thirty da…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and referral to the criminal court

Article D45-2-1 bis

If justified in the interests of the proper administration of justice, the president of the judicial court may decide that a hearing of the correctional court that is held in public pursuant to Articl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Public and private documents

Article 635 A

Manual gifts mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 757 must be declared or registered by the donee or his representatives within one month of the date on which the donee disclosed the gift to t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9: Sanctions against third parties

Article 1740 A

The fact of knowingly issuing documents, such as certificates, receipts, statements, invoices or attestations, enabling a taxpayer to unduly obtain a deduction from taxable income or profit, a tax cre…

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