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Showing 3140 of 14329 articles for Art. CE 8-11-1978 n° 8603

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII sexies : Capital gains tax on the sale of buildings other than building land

Article 1609 nonies G

I. - A tax is introduced on capital gains realised under the conditions provided for in articles 150 U and 150 UB to 150 UD by natural persons or companies or groupings covered by articles 8 to 8 ter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…ting to the business property tax and the business value added tax and for the collection of the proceeds of these taxes.I bis. - They are also substituted for the member municipalities for the collec…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies A

…eries mentioned in 5 and 6 of article 266 septies of products dispatched or transported outside France by the taxpayer or on his behalf are exempt from the tax provided for in article 266 sexies.II-Th…

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

Article 199 ter N

…ing which the expenses defined in the same article were incurred. If the amount of the tax credit exceeds the tax due in respect of the said year, the excess is refunded.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231 bis N

The remuneration paid to employees benefiting from an employment support contract or a contract for the future defined respectively in articles L. 5134-20 and L. 5134-35 of the Labour Code is exempt f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater N

…rds, in the accounts of the trust estate, the assets or rights transferred for their acquisition price or value by the settlor.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Slaughter health fees

Article 302 bis N

…party slaughterer on behalf of the owner. This fee is also paid by any person who has wild game processed by a workshop that has received the approval provided for in Article L. 233-2 of the French R…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B nonies

…mmunes representing two-thirds of the population, to totally or partially maintain the rate differences existing in 1979 between the grouped communes for the council tax on secondary residences and ot…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 nonies A

…ided for in article 1727, deducted from the date on which these taxes should have been paid.As an exception to the above provisions, the minister responsible for the budget is authorised to limit the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Id: Certifiers abroad

Article 1649 quater N

…7 of Article 158, professionals or organisations which do not have a permanent establishment in France but which are established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to th…

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