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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies C

…red when new, allowing the use of hydrogen or any other decarbonised propulsion as the main propulsive energy or for the production of electrical energy intended for the main propulsion of ships and b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis C

By way of exception to the provisions of Article 38, interest rate or currency swaps entered into by credit institutions, finance companies or investment firms referred to in article 38 bis A and whic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 ter C

Par exception aux dispositions du premier alinéa du 5° du 1 de Article 39, the provision set aside to cover the costs of dismantling, removing installations or restoring a site, which result from a le…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies C

1 Industrial and commercial companies that subscribe to the capital of companies that have entered into an agreement with the State under the conditions provided for in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 59-2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies C

The provisions of I quater and II bis of l'article 39 octies A et de Article 39 octies D do not apply to investments made for the purposes of banking, finance, insurance or the activities defined in a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7b: Temporary withholding of cash

Article 67 ter C

…ied and, in the case of a different person, by the owner of the cash, before the president of the investigating chamber of the court of appeal for the location of the customs department responsible fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater C

…assets and liabilities to a fiduciary estate does not result in the cessation of the settlor's activity within the meaning of the articles 201 and 202 when this transfer benefits from the provisions…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis C

…ural or legal persons affected by a measure of nationalisation, expropriation or any other restrictive measure of a similar nature taken by a foreign government does not give rise to any collection in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies C

…d 238 septies B and their impact on the calculation of any capital gains or losses realised in the event of disposal, as well as the obligations incumbent on issuers and intermediaries. (1) Annex II,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIVc: Taxation of European Economic Interest Groupings and their members

Article 239 quater C

European economic interest groupings that are set up and operate under the conditions provided for by Council of the European Communities regulation no. 2137-85 of 25 July 1985 do not fall within the…

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