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

Article 182 B bis

…1 is subject to the same conditions and justifications as those provided for in article 119 quater.3. The provisions of 1 shall not apply where the royalties paid benefit a legal person or a permanen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI ter: Taxation of certain public limited companies, simplified joint stock companies and limited liability companies. Opting for the partnership system

Article 239 bis AB

…50% of the capital and voting rights of which are held by one or more natural persons and at least 34% by one or more persons having, within the said companies, the status of chairman, chief executiv…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 A bis

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9: Sanctions against third parties

Article 1740 A bis

…tious deed or one containing fictitious particulars or by the interposition of a fictitious entity ;3° Enabling the taxpayer to wrongly benefit from a deduction from income, a tax credit, a tax reduct…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638-0 bis

…n with additional own taxation, carried out under the conditions provided for by article L. 5211-41-3 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, the public establishment of intercommunal cooperat…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-2

If the needs of a customs investigation relating to the detection and investigation of a customs offence punishable by a prison sentence of three years or more so require, any technical means designed…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-4

As part of an operation to monitor the routing or transport of objects, goods or products derived from the commission of a customs offence or used to commit a customs offence, where the prison sentenc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis E

The income tax exemptions resulting from 25° and 26° of the article 81 apply subject to the provisions of article 150-0 D.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis D

…distribution of free shares and payment deadlines, as provided for in amended articles 11, 12 and 13 of law no. 86-912 of 6 August 1986 relating to the terms and conditions of application of the priv…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 196 A bis

Any taxpayer may consider as dependent, within the meaning of article 196, provided that they live under his roof, persons holding the "mobility inclusion" card bearing the "invalidity" mention provid…

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