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Showing 221230 of 60102 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-1-2023 n° 21-13.966 FS-B

French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93 B

In the event of the transfer or redemption of the rights of a shareholder, a natural person, in a company mentioned in articles 8 and 8 ter, who carries out a non-commercial professional activity with…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354 bis

The right of recovery provided for in Article 103(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establishing the Customs Code of the Union, applicab…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
21° : Allocation of the tax reduction for donations to charities provided for in article 238 bis

Article 200 bis

The tax reduction provided for in Article 238 bis is deducted from the income tax due for the year in which the expenditure was incurred. Any excess is used for the payment of income tax due in respec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Va: Dation in payment

Article 1716 bis

I. - Free transfer duties, real estate wealth tax and partition duty may be paid by handing over works of art, books, collectors' items, documents, of high artistic or historical value, or real estate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis B

Sums paid pursuant to articles 9 and 15 de la loi n° 54-782 du 2 août 1954 relative à l'attribution de biens et d'éléments d'actif d'entreprises de presse et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versée…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions contained in Community regulations or international treaties and agreements which the customs administration is required to apply.

Article 17 bis

The Minister responsible for customs shall adopt the measures necessary to implement the regulations laid down by the European Union or by international treaties or agreements duly ratified or approve…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to ships and aircraft.

Article 195 bis

No port duty or fee on petroleum products delivered to supply ships or aircraft may be instituted and levied for the benefit of any local authority or body (departments, municipalities, chambers of co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12°: National parks

Article 1045 bis

(first paragraph disjoined)Acquisitions and exchanges of real estate located in the heartlands of a national park made by the public establishment of this park are exempt from registration duties and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural (land development and rural establishment companies)

Article 1028 bis

All acquisitions made by land development and rural establishment companies do not give rise to any collection for the Treasury.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° : Legal aid

Article 1090 B

When it takes the place of registration duties under Article 664, any land registration tax that may be due is liquidated as a debit under the conditions indicated, for registration duties, in II of A…

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