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Showing 171180 of 56985 articles for Art. 796-0 bis and 796-0 quater

French General Tax CodeIn force
19°: Urban development zones

Article 146 quater

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de article 125 A interest, arrears and any other income from loans contracted before 1 January 1965 for the deve…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of economic and financial offences

Article R50 quater

The order of secondment or secondment for civil servants, or the contract for contract staff, specifies the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the specialist assistant will perform his or her d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 quater

Donations received by a company that has suffered loss as a result of a natural disaster recorded by an order issued pursuant to article L. 125-1 of the Insurance Code or an event with harmful consequ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Rent and occupancy allowances

Article 775 quater

…iving spouse or partner bound to the deceased by a civil solidarity pact pursuant to articles 515-6 and 763 of the Civil Code is deducted from the assets of the succession.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Stores and customs clearance areas.

Article 82 quater

…main in storage or on customs clearance premises is set by order of the Director General of Customs and Excise. 2. When, at the latest on expiry of the period provided for in 1 of this article, the go…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter V: Continental shelf and economic zone.

Article 196 quater

…urposes of tax legislation, the same products must be considered as having been extracted from mainland France.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 299 quater

…r in article 299 is based on the amount, excluding value added tax, as defined in IV of article 299 bis, of the sums received by the taxpayer, during the year in which the tax becomes due, in return f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater

…f Article 287 pay this tax by means of two instalments paid during the year in which it becomes due and at least equal to half the amount due in respect of the previous year. The first instalment is p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17°: Companies for the development of industry, commerce and agriculture and their adaptation to the European Community

Article 143 quater

…s of profits made by companies that have entered into an agreement with the Minister of the Economy and Finance in accordance with the provisions of l'ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 1959, are exemp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 quater

For the allowances and pensions mentioned in 1 and 5 of Article 12 of Decision of the European Parliament 2005/684/EC of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament s…

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