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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1499-0 A

When the property mentioned in l'article 1499 taken in leasing are acquired by the lessee, the rental value of these assets may not, for the taxes drawn up in respect of subsequent years, be lower tha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V quinquies : Duties levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1635 bis AG

I. - The submission of any application for registration, renewal of registration or modification of registration of a health product on the list provided for in I of Article L. 165-11 of the Social Se…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-1 (art. R122-4)

This annex does not include any provisions.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis A

1. Is deemed to constitute distributed income subject to the withholding tax provided for in Article 2 of 119 bis any payment, up to the amount corresponding to the distribution of proceeds from units…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis Intermediate housing

Article 1384-0 A

New homes allocated to the principal dwelling and completed before 1 January 2023 are exempt from property tax on built properties for a period of twenty years from the year following that of their co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 862-1

For the application of article 706-2 in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna, after the words: "by article L. 5311-1 of the Public Health Code", the words: "or by locally applicable r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A ter

I. - Deliberations taken with regard to business property tax by a public establishment of inter-communal cooperation prior to the date of the decision placing it under the tax regime of article 1609…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-1

Doping prevention medical centres are approved by the administrative authority. They organise consultations open to people who have used or are likely to use doping practices. These consultations are…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Borrowings issued in France by international organisations

Article 131 ter A

Interest, arrears and all other proceeds from loans issued in France by international organisations are exempt from the withholding tax defined in 1 of Article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-8

The application for review shall be made by declaration to the registry of the Cour de cassation. It shall be preceded by service on the defendants to the review of the decisions referred to in 4° and…

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