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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Tax for the management of aquatic environments and flood prevention

Article 1530 bis

…under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis of this code, institute and collect a tax to finance the management of aquatic environments and flood prevention, including when they have…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Tariff

Article 1560

The tax rate for gaming houses is calculated by applying to the fraction of annual revenue the rate of: 10% for the fraction between €0 and €100,000; 30% for the portion in excess of €100,000 and up t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 quater

…b) For companies with a turnover of between €500,000 and €3,000,000, the rate is equal to:0.125% × (amount of turnover-500,000 €)/2,500,000 €;c) For companies with turnover between 3,000,000 € and 10,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1589

A Conseil d'Etat decree issued after consulting the General Council for the Economy, Industry, Energy and Technology shall determine the terms and conditions for applying articles 1587 and 1588.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Additional tax on certain registration duties

Article 1584 ter

…esolution passed under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, to exempt from additional tax on registration duties or land registration tax transfers, other than the first transfer, of eac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1522

I. - The tax is established on the basis of the net income serving as the basis for the property tax, defined by Article 1388.The tax base for dwellings occupied by civil servants and civilian or mili…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax on the sale of land that has become building land

Article 1529

I. - Municipalities may, by deliberation of the municipal council, institute a flat-rate tax on the transfer for valuable consideration of bare land that has been made constructible due to its classif…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Contribution on mineral waters

Article 1582

…2332-2 of the General Code of Local Authorities.Where the proceeds of the contribution exceed the amount of the commune's actual operating revenue for the previous financial year, the surplus is all…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594-0 F sexies

…d, abandoned land and insufficiently exploited land in Mayotte are subject to the land registration tax or registration duty at the rate of 0.70%.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594 F sexies

The departmental council may, by deliberation, reduce the rate of land registration tax or registration fees by up to 0.70% where the following conditions are met:1° The transfer is part of a transact…

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