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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 septdecies

Customs and excise officials and the other persons mentioned in Article L. 5112-1-22 of the Transport Code may disclose to each other, either spontaneously or on request, all documents and information…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 septies

Real estate investment trusts (sociétés civiles de placement immobilier) with a purpose in line with that defined in Article L. 214-114 of the Monetary and Financial Code and authorised to make a publ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 237 sexies

1. Income and expenses corresponding to the late payment penalties mentioned in article L. 441-9 and in II of article L. 441-10 of the French Commercial Code are attached, for the purposes of determin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Part One: State taxes

Article 1378 sexies

The cooperative building societies designated in Article L. 432-2 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation, whose members are subject to the provisions of

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 sexies

I. - The capital gain realised in the context of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity is calculated, if the property sold has been included in the taxpayer's private asse…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 sexdecies

…o account for the assessment of income in the various categories, the sums paid by a taxpayer domiciled in France within the meaning of article 4 B for:a) The employment of an employee who provides se…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 210 sexies

The remuneration provided for in article L. 225-45 du code de commerce allocated in respect of a financial year to members of the board of directors or supervisory board of sociétés anonymes is deduct…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 sexies

When the rebates granted by a société coopérative agricole mentioned in Article L. 521-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code to a cooperative member takes the form of the allocation of share…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 S

The tax credit defined in article 220 quindecies is deducted from the corporation tax due by the company in respect of the financial year during which the expenses defined in III of the same article 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 septies

The tax base for property tax on built-up properties for assets that are the subject of a transfer of ownership from the State to the major maritime and river-maritime ports pursuant to Article L. 531…

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