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Showing 721730 of 69831 articles for Art. I-1°-b and b bis

French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394

…ty tax on undeveloped properties:1° National roads, departmental roads, communal roads, including public squares used for fairs and markets, as well as the roads of land associations for agricultural…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Insufficient declaration

Article 1729

Inaccuracies or omissions found in a declaration or deed involving the indication of items to be retained for the assessment or liquidation of tax, as well as the restitution of a tax claim the paymen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1734

Refusal to provide the documents and information requested by the administration in the exercise of its right of disclosure or any behaviour that impedes disclosure will result in the application of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 1000

…risk is located outside France or does not relate to an industrial, commercial or agricultural establishment located in France are exempt from the special tax; in the absence of a definite material l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1496

I. - The rental value of premises allocated to residential use or used for home-based salaried activity is determined by comparison with that of reference premises chosen, in the municipality, for eac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1497

By way of derogation from Article 1496 I, housing premises of an exceptional nature are valued under the conditions provided for in Article 1498, as in force on 31 December 2016.

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Second class.

Article 415-1

…rposes of Article 415, the funds or digital assets referred to inArticle L. 54-10-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code are presumed to be the direct or indirect proceeds of one of the offences referre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382 D

Municipalities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, exempt from proper…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382 H

I.-Municipalities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, partially or full…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382 E

I. - Major maritime and river ports are exempt from property tax on built properties, for properties located within the boundaries of the ports concerned and which are not exempt pursuant to 2° of art…

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