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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tariffs and their application

Article 846 bis

Powers of attorney, mortgage releases and notarial deeds other than those recording usucapion are subject to a fixed land registration tax or, where applicable, a fixed registration fee of €25. The ra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256 bis

I. - 1° Intra-Community acquisitions of tangible movable property made for consideration by a taxable person acting as such, or by a non-taxable legal entity when the vendor is a taxable person acting…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-1

Any policyholder of an insurance contract provided for in Article L. 211-1 must affix to the insured motor vehicle, in accordance with the conditions laid down by an order of the Minister for the Econ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1723 ter-00 B

Spouses and partners bound by a civil solidarity pact defined by Article 515-1 of the Civil Code are jointly and severally liable for payment of the tax on real estate wealth.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 8 bis

The members or shareholders of the companies referred to in Article 1655 ter are personally subject to income tax for the portion of corporate income corresponding to their rights in the company.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 4 bis

Sont également passibles de l'impôt sur le revenu:1° (Abrogated);2° Les personnes de nationalité française ou étrangère, ayant ou non leur domicile fiscal en France, qui recueillent des bénéfices ou r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 B

Subject to the derogations provided for in article 204 C, income subject to income tax in accordance with the rules applicable to salaries, pensions or life annuities free of charge shall give rise to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 bis

I. - For their agricultural operations, farmers are placed under the flat-rate reimbursement scheme provided for in Articles 298 quaterand 298 quinquies. They are exempt from payment of value added ta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 259 B

Notwithstanding Article 259, the place of supply of the following services is deemed not to be in France when they are provided to a non-taxable person who is not established or does not have his domi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 290 bis

People liable for value added tax who make purchases from farmers benefiting from the flat-rate refund (1) issue the latter with certificates each year showing the amount of their purchases paid for t…

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