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Showing 2130 of 2937 articles for Art. 23 oct. 1961

French General Tax CodeIn force
19° : Tax reduction granted in respect of compensatory benefits paid in capital or by attribution of an asset or a right

Article 199 octodecies

I. Payments of sums of money and the allocation of property or rights made in performance of the compensatory allowance under the conditions and according to the procedures defined in articles 274 and…

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

Article 217 octies

…irst paragraph of this IV, for a company that is a member of a group within the meaning of Article 223 A, the value of the securities, units or shares which may be subject to the amortisation provided…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of phonographic works

Article 220 octies

…new talent, composed of one or more works free of copyright within the meaning of the articles L. 123-1 to L. 123-12 of the Intellectual Property Code. By way of derogation, for businesses that meet…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
G: Special rates

Article 281 octies

…f the Social Security Code or which are approved under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5123-2 and L. 5123-3 of the Public Health Code as well as, when prepared from blood or its components,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section X: Application procedures

Article 298 octodecies

For the application of this chapter:1° Products subject to excise duty are understood within the meaning of article L. 311-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services; 2° Alcoholic beverages are unde…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Regime for the press and its suppliers

Article 298 octies

The typesetting and printing of periodical writings are subject to the reduced rate of 10% value added tax. Also subject to the reduced rate of 10% value added tax are supplies of information items ma…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditional tax benefits attached to donations

Article 1378 octies

…s L. 111-9 or L. 111-10 of the aforementioned Code, is definitively convicted pursuant to Articles 223-1-1, 313-2, 314-1, 321-1, 324-1, 421-1 to 421-2-6 or 433-3-1 of the Criminal Code, donations, leg…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 octies

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis, provide that…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Operator obligations

Article 1565 octies

The conditions for application of articles 1559 to 1565 septies as well as the rules relating to the communication of the accounts of establishments subject to the tax are determined by decrees of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 octies

I. - 1. The business value added contribution is payable by the taxpayer who carries on the business on 1 January of the tax year.2. However, in the event of a contribution, transfer of business, deme…

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