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Showing 681690 of 60229 articles for Art. 35 I-5° bis · CAA Paris 3 October 2019

French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of the customs service.

Article 44 bis

In the contiguous zone as defined by Article 10 of Order No. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016, the customs service may carry out the necessary controls in order to: a) prevent infringements of the laws an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Borrowings issued by the State

Article 132 bis

1 The withholding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I of article 125 A interest, arrears and all other proceeds from bonds, public bills and other negotiable debt s…

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

Article 212 bis

…charges borne by an undertaking which is not a member of a group, within the meaning of Articles 223 A or 223 A bis, are deductible from taxable income subject to corporation tax up to the higher of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796 bis

…nd persons considered to be his or her dependants, within the meaning of the articles 196 and 196 A bis. II. - The exemption provided for in I of this article applies, under the same conditions, to ca…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-3-1 (art. A212-76)

…round 85,000, including 75,000 clubs active in Olympic sport. Of this total, it appears that around 30% of competitive sports associations employ one or more employees, mainly because : - Only a third…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 170 bis

…plaisance ou un ou plusieurs chevaux de course;2° Les personnes qui emploient un employé de maison;3° Les personnes qui ont à leur disposition une ou plusieurs résidences secondaires, permanentes ou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 bis

…e code or to a semi-public company and having benefited from an exemption provided for in articles 1384,1384 A, in IIa of Article 1385 or acquired before 1 January 1998 with a view to their rental wit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-3 (art. A212-195)

Aptitude test A.-"Underwater diving" section of the BP JEPS 1. Technical safety test. The technical safety test comprises four tests which take place in the following chronological order, each test be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Special scheme for farmers

Article 1693 bis

…have been closed. Any additional tax due on the annual return referred to in 1° of I of article 298 bis is paid when the return is filed. If the operator considers that the instalments already paid in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 bis

…acquisitions made by them becomes chargeable under the conditions set out in d of 2 of Article 269 ;3° They may immediately deduct the tax on non-capital goods and services from the tax due for the qu…

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