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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1588

…n coal extracted in foreign territory is allocated to the département in which the extraction wells and installations are located.II. - The procedures for distributing the sums derived from the depart…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 D

Unless there are special provisions, the rate of land registration tax or registration duty provided for in article 683 is set at 3.80%.It may be modified by the departmental councils without such mod…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 F quinquies

…nregistrement au taux de 0,70 %:A. With the exception of those referred to in I of A of 'article 1594-0 G, transfers for valuable consideration of building land and new buildings referred to in 2° of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1586 nonies

…s may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis or article 1464 C exempt their added value from business value added tax for the portion taxed in their favour.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1587

…artements on each net tonne of the conceded product extracted by mine concessionaires, amodiataires and sous-amodiataires of mining concessions, by holders of mining permits and by explorers of oil an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 A

Sont perçus au profit des départements:1° les droits d'enregistrement ou la taxe de publicité foncière exigibles sur les mutations à titre onéreux d'immeubles ou de droits immobiliers situés sur leur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 I

…to the property tax on non-built-up properties is introduced for the benefit of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own taxation under the conditio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax on gaming houses

Article 1565

Gambling house operators must make a declaration to the customs and excise authorities twenty-four hours before the establishments open..

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax on gaming houses

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
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1586 octies

…nsfer of business, demerger of a company or universal transfer of the assets mentioned in article 1844-5 of the Civil Code, the business value added contribution is also payable by the taxpayer who is…

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