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Showing 1120 of 10952 articles for Art. CJEU – Unamar – 17 Oct. 2013 – C-184/12

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1788 C

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 124 C

The amount of the gains mentioned in Article 124 B is set in accordance with the conditions set out in the first paragraph of 1 and 2 of Article 150-0 D. However, the costs of acquisition for valuable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of the request

Article R2333-120-32 octies

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Infringements relating to other documents

Article 1729 C bis

Filing the list mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 102 AG of the Book of Tax Procedures is punishable by a tax fine of €200 per account holder omitted.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Infringements relating to other documents

Article 1729 C ter

Failures to comply with a declaration or notification obligation provided for in Articles 1649 AD, 1649 AE and 1649 AG result in the application of a fine which may not exceed €10,000. The amount of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Common provisions

Article 1724 quater C

In accordance with article L. 8222-4 of the French Labour Code, when the co-contractor is established or domiciled abroad, the obligations whose compliance is subject to verification are those resulti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Non-compliance with conditions governing tax benefits

Article 1740-0 C

Failure to respond or partial response to the formal notice referred to in II of Article L. 13 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures shall result in the application, for each financial year audited, of a f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12. Development tax.

Article 1679 octies

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French General Tax CodeIn force
G: Special rates

Article 281 octies

…defined in article L. 5121-8 of the Public Health Code, which meet the conditions of article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code or which are approved under the conditions provided for in articles L…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of phonographic works

Article 220 octies

…of a microenterprise given in Article 2(3) of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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