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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651 D

In addition to the chairman, the commission includes four representatives of the taxpayers appointed by the chambers of agriculture with jurisdiction in the administrative court and three representati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires (National Commission for Direct Taxes and Turnover Taxes)

Article 1651 J

…ination of disputes relating to the deduction of the remuneration referred to in 1° of 1 of Article 39 or the taxation of the remuneration referred to in d of Article 111, the taxpayers' representativ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651 B

…ination of disputes relating to the deduction of the remuneration referred to in 1° of 1 of Article 39 or to the taxation of the remuneration referred to in d of article 111, the taxpayers' representa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Greater Paris Metropolis

Article 1656 bis

…reater Paris metropolitan area.2° However:a) By way of exception to the provisions of I of Article 1379-0 bis, the Greater Paris metropolitan area does not collect either the council tax on second hom…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exceptional corporation tax contribution

Article 1668 B

The contribution mentioned in Article 235 ter ZAA is paid spontaneously to the competent public accountant, no later than the date provided for in 2 of Article 1668 for the payment of the corporate in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1694 bis

…er which persons subject to the simplified scheme for declaring turnover taxes mentioned in article 302 septies A pay the taxes covered by this scheme are determined under the conditions provided for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Indirect taxes

Article 1698 D

The payment of duties, taxes, contributions or levies mentioned in articles 568,1559 and 1613 bis of this code and in article L. 245-7 of the Social Security Code, the total due amount of which exceed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12. Development tax.

Article 1679 octies

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV ter : Payment of value added tax by bank transfer or electronic payment order

Article 1695 quater

Taxpayers pay value added tax and taxes assimilated to turnover tax by remote payment.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Additional penalties and liability of legal persons

Article L823-16

…121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in the second paragraph of Article L. 823-11 or in Article L. 823-12 of this Code shall incur, in addition to a fine in accordance with the…

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