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Showing 381390 of 57820 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2016/1103 · Hague Convention of 14 March 1978

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1459

…ollowing are exempt from business property tax: 1° Owners or tenants who accidentally rent out part of their personal dwelling, when moreover this rental is not of a periodic nature ; 2° Persons who r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1463

Mine concessionaires, amodiataires and sous-amodiataires of mining concessions, holders of mining permits and explorers of oil and fuel gas mines are exempt from business property tax only for the ext…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1467

The business property tax is based on the rental value of property subject to property tax located in France, excluding property exempt from property tax on built-up properties under 11°, 12° and 13°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464

Municipalities or public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system may decide to exempt municipal credit unions from business property tax, in whole or in part.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1458

The following are exempt from business property tax:1° Publishers of periodical sheets and companies in which they hold a majority of the capital and to which they entrust the performance of grouping…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions common to property tax and council tax

Article 1415

…d premises not allocated to the principal dwelling are established for the entire year on the basis of the facts existing on 1st January of the year of taxation.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions common to property tax and council tax

Article 1416

…the initial roll are entered on a supplementary roll which may be levied no later than 31 December of the year following the year of taxation.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons and activities

Article 1447

…s for their activity carried out under a trust agreement who habitually carry out a self-employed professional activity. For the purposes of calculating the business property tax, the activities of le…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article L322-14

The payment of the price or its deposit and the payment of the costs of the sale shall, as of right, purge the property of any security interest published in respect of the debtor with effect from the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Attachment of successively enforceable claims

Article R211-14

…R. 211-1 to R. 211-13 apply to the seizure of successively enforceable claims, subject to the following provisions.

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