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Showing 4150 of 3889 articles for Art. CE 21 Dec 2012 n° 353856

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

Article 1605 nonies

I. - A tax is levied on the transfer for valuable consideration of bare land or rights relating to bare land made constructible as a result of their classification, after 13 January 2010, by a local t…

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

Article 1649 nonies

…completion of the transaction giving rise to it.Orders by the Minister may institute simplified procedures and delegate decision-making authority to tax administration officials with at least the ran…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1679 nonies

Where the surface area of the construction within the meaning of 1° of article 1635 quater H and article 1635 quater I is greater than or equal to 5,000 square metres, the person liable for the develo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies EA

The tax reduction mentioned in Article 199 decies E is granted in respect of the acquisition of housing that has been completed for at least fifteen years and that is undergoing renovation work. By wa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 234 decies A

…icles 736 to 741 bis for the period running from 1 January to 30 September 1998, must enter, on the declaration provided for in article 170 relating to 1999, the basis of these registration duties cor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies E

Any taxpayer who, between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2010, acquires a new dwelling or a dwelling in a future state of completion forming part of a classified tourist residence in a rural revitalis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies F

1. An income tax reduction is introduced for taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who carry out reconstruction, extension, repair or improvement work between 1 January 2005…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies C

…nked to the installation of equipment, acquired when new, allowing the use of hydrogen or any other decarbonised propulsion as the main propulsive energy or for the production of electrical energy int…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies B

…cs equipment; 2° Additive manufacturing equipment; 3° Software used for design, manufacturing or processing operations; 4° Integrated machines for intensive computing; 5° Physical sensors collecting d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies D

…the assets mentioned in the first paragraph of this I acquired as new from 1 January 2019 until 31 December 2022. II.-The deduction is spread on a straight-line basis over the normal period of use of…

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