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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXIII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised by individuals or companies who are not domiciled in France for tax purposes

Article 244 bis A

I. - 1. Subject to international conventions, capital gains, as defined in e bis and e ter of I of l'article 164 B, realised by the persons and bodies mentioned in 2 of I when disposing of the propert…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a A: Taxation of certain replacement incomes

Article 154 bis A

Benefits paid by the schemes or under the contracts referred to in the second and third paragraphs of I of Article 154 bis in the form of replacement income are taken into account when determining the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 AB

I.-1. Taxpayers resident in France for tax purposes may benefit from a reduction in their income tax equal to 18% of payments made in respect of cash subscriptions to the initial capital or capital in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis A

By way of derogation from Article 38, the credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the investment firms mentioned in article L. 53…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A bis

I.-Gifts of full ownership of sums of money made to a child, grandchild, great-grandchild or, in the absence of such a descendant, a nephew or niece, are exempt from free transfer tax up to a limit of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies-0 A

A company qualifies as a young innovative company carrying out research and development projects when, at the close of the financial year, it simultaneously meets the following conditions:1° it is a s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 182 A bis

I. - Sums paid, including salaries, in consideration for artistic services provided or used in France, by a debtor who carries on business in France to persons or companies, subject to income tax or c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to care units

Article D6124-278

The ambulatory surgery unit is made up of specific rooms or areas equipped with a call device and adapted to the reception, rest and preparation of the patient's discharge, so as to ensure on the same…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4127-278

The dental surgeon or any joint practice company, whatever its form, must not set up in the building where a colleague is practising without the agreement of the latter or, failing this, without the a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 quater

Value added tax is levied at the rate of 10% on supplies of magistral preparations, officinal products and medicines or pharmaceutical products intended for use in human medicine and covered by the ma…

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