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Showing 981990 of 2313 articles for Art. 5 · BOI-IS-CESS-10 · BOI-IS-FUS-20-20 · CGI Art. 238 quindecies

French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 E

…organisation of games of chance or gambling subject to the progressive levies mentioned in Article 1560 of this Code, Article L. 2333-56 of the General Local Authorities Code and 2 to 9 of II of Artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278-0 bis

Value added tax is levied at the reduced rate of 5.5% in respect of:A. - Supplies relating to:1° Foodstuffs intended for human consumption, products normally intended to be used in the preparation of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262-00 bis

…ationed or staying in a Member State of the European Union other than the one to which they belong; 5° The supply of goods and services intended for the armed forces of the United Kingdom of Great Bri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Actual turnover system

Article 267

I. - The following are to be included in the taxable amount:1° Taxes, duties and levies of any kind except value added tax itself.2° Expenses ancillary to the supply of goods or services such as commi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Deductions

Article 273 septies B

Taxable persons may deduct the value added tax relating to electricity consumed by land vehicles excluded from the right to deduct, where such vehicles are used for the purposes of transactions giving…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278-0 bis A

…Which contribute to the production of a new building within the meaning of 2° of 2 of I of Article 257; > 2° After which the floor area of existing premises is increased by more than 10%; IV. IV -For…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 C

…for collective investment in transferable securities referred to in Article 1(2) of Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262-0 bis

I.-Persons who intervene, in their name and on their behalf or in the name and on behalf of vendors affiliated to them, in a supply of goods transaction exempt from value added tax under the condition…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Standard rate

Article 278

The standard rate of value added tax is set at 20%.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Deductions

Article 272

1. Value added tax which has been levied in connection with sales or services shall be imputed or refunded under the conditions provided for in Article 271 when these sales or services are subsequentl…

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