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Showing 131140 of 61439 articles for Art. R. 3304-22 · C. mon. fin. Art. L. 224-4

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C bis

…r the distribution obligations provided for in the second to fourth paragraphs of II of Article 208 C.In the event of a demerger, these obligations must be assumed by the companies receiving the contr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter C

…im is inalienable and non-transferable, except in the cases and conditions provided for in articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the Monetary and Financial Code; it may not then be the subject of several…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Common provisions

Article 1724 quater C

In accordance with article L. 8222-4 of the French Labour Code, when the co-contractor is established or domiciled abroad, the obligations whose compliance is subject to verification are those resulti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-22-4

…y, or, where the candidate is being put forward as a collaborating spouse pursuant to 2° of article L. 1441-12, his or her status as collaborating spouse for two years; 9° The industrial tribunal, col…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis C

I. - The payment of compensation which is allocated to French natural or legal persons affected by a measure of nationalisation, expropriation or any other restrictive measure of a similar nature take…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Net gains and distributions relating to carried interest rights

Article 242 ter C

…ent companies of venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds falling under article L. 214-37of the Monetary and Financial Code in its wording prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C ter

Where, subsequent to the exercise of the option provided for in the first paragraph of II of article 208 C, real estate, rights in rem mentioned in the sixth paragraph of II of the same article, right…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: System applicable to investment gold.

Article 298 sexdecies C

…d where such gold has been acquired or imported with a view to its conversion into investment gold; c. Services whose purpose is to change the form, weight or purity of gold, including investment gold…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C

…ty corresponding to classification in the second or third of the categories provided for in article L. 341-4 of the Social Security Code, death, retirement or redundancy.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater C

…pal residence and their secondary residence, within the limit of one secondary residence per taxpayer. 2. Expenditure on the purchase and installation of the charging systems referred to in 1 of this…

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