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Showing 18311840 of 2313 articles for Art. 5 · BOI-IS-CESS-10 · BOI-IS-FUS-20-20 · CGI Art. 238 quindecies

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies C

…wind energy located on the territory of these municipalities as of the publication of the loi n° 2005-781 du 13 juillet 2005 de programme fixant les orientations de la politique énergétique, and colle…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 I

…222-2 of the Mutual Code. The deliberation takes effect within the timeframes set out in article 1594 E.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 I ter

…ist residences or holiday villages acquired under the tax exemption scheme provided for by articles 238 bis HA and 238 bis HD as drafted by Article 22 of the Amending Finance Act for 1986 (no. 86-824…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Social debt repayment contributions paid to the social debt repayment fund (Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale)

Article 1600-0 I

…subject is established, controlled and collected in accordance with the article 17 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600

…e meaning of 1 of article 92 ;2° Renters of furnished rooms or flats referred to in 3° of Article 1459 ;3° Heads of institutions and pension masters;4° Mutual insurance companies ;5° Artisans establis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0VII bis: Special equipment taxes levied for the benefit of public establishments. Exemption for certain agricultural land

Article 1607 A

…rticle 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 and not exempt pursuant to articles 1395 to 1395 B are exempt from the special equipment tax, additional to the property tax on undeveloped…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…cooperation establishments mentioned in II of article 1379-0 bis is equal to the share mentioned in 5° of I of article 1379, by the fraction defined in the penultimate paragraph of 1° of 3 of I of art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H

…serted in the deed of sale. The deliberation takes effect within the timeframes set out in article 1594 E. However, decisions taken prior to 30 April 1989 may be applied to acts passed on or after 1 M…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H-0 bis

…rred to in that same article.The deliberation takes effect within the deadlines set out in article 1594 E.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater C

…owing are excluded from the scope of the tax:1° Parking areas exempted pursuant to 1° to 2° bis and 5° of V of article 231 ter ;2° The parking areas mentioned in III of this article with a surface are…

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