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Showing 47114720 of 26700 articles for Art. CA Paris 20 September 2013 n° 12/01999 · Cass. com. 15 April 1982

French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A quater

…owance applied to the rental value of buildings that are subject to initial taxation from 1 January 2016, assigned directly to the operations mentioned in a of II of Article 244 quater Band assessed p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594 F ter

…0 or more than €46,000, is set, within these limits, by fraction of €7,600. Decisions taken in application of the first to fourth paragraphs may be limited to acquisitions relating to property located…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 J bis

…s, made for a term of more than twelve years, relating to tourist residences subject to the classification provided for in Article L. 321-1 of the Tourism Code. The deliberation takes effect within th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 I bis

…stration tax or registration duty the acquisition of buildings that the purchaser undertakes to allocate, within four years of the date of the deed of acquisition, to the operation of a hotel, tourist…

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

Article 1599 ter A

…d companies that have opted for the tax treatment of partnerships, when these persons and companies carry out an activity mentioned in articles 34 and 35 of this code.II. - For the application of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Tax levied for the French Guiana region

Article 1599 quinquies B

…ior and the economy within the following limits:1° For the tax due by businesses falling within the category of small and medium-sized enterprises as defined by Annex 1 to Commission Regulation (EU) N…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H bis

…gistration duties the transfers, other than the first, of each of the units in non-trading property capitalisation companies mentioned in

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A

…shed for each item of rolling stock according to its type and use in accordance with the following scaleCATEGORY OF ROLLING STOCK RATES (in euros) Internal combustion engine Self-propelled vehicles 34…

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

Article 1599 quater E

The Ile-de-France region may collect the development tax under the conditions provided for in 2° of I of article 1635 quater A.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisional documents issued while an application submitted via the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15-1

The submission of an application using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 431-2 will result in the immediate issue of a dematerialised online submission certificate. This document does not provid…

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