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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 decies

I. - The deduction rights of businesses that publish the publications designated in article 298 septies are determined under the same conditions as for companies that become liable for this tax, takin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 duodecies

Supplies and intermediation services relating to directories and periodical publications other than those mentioned in article 298 septies published by public authorities and their public administrati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 790 D

For the purposes of collecting inter vivos transfer duties, an allowance of €5,310 is made on the share of each of the donor's great-grandchildren.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1382 D

Municipalities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, exempt from proper…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 D

I. - The flat-rate tax referred to in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to land-based electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy and electricity production facilities using hydrauli…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 D

For the determination of the rental value of industrial fixed assets whose ownership is, pursuant to the loi n° 2014-872 du 4 août 2014 portant réforme ferroviaire, transférée à la SNCF ou à SNCF Rése…

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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
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 D

It is instituted, for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban spaces in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Martinique created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 duotricies

Les prélèvements mentionnés aux articles 1609 novovicies et 1609 tricies are collected and controlled according to the same procedures and subject to the same penalties, guarantees, securities and pri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 decies

I. - In the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Reunion, a parcel-based land register is established and maintained at the State's expense, to be used as a basis for the…

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