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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIe: Special arrangements for those liable for tax on services provided by electronic communications operators

Article 1693 sexies

…he amount of tax for which they will ultimately be liable may defer payment of subsequent instalments. If the amount of tax is more than 20% higher than the amount of the advance payments made, the la…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6 : Tax paid by electronic payment

Article 1681 septies

…evies provided for in VIII, IX and X of article 1649 quater B quater are paid by teleregulation.7 bis. Payment of the tax on the market value of real estate owned in France, mentioned in article 990 D…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of direct taxes and similar charges by bank transfer or direct debit

Article 1681 sexies

…on the rolls, to the advance payment and to the additional taxes mentioned in article 1679 quinquies.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of economic and financial offences

Article R50 sexies

…e in the course of my work within the courts". This oath may not be withdrawn under any circumstances.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 15: Trade union representatives

Article L2412-15

The fixed-term employment contract of a trade union representative may only be terminated before the end of its term, due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by the occupational physician, or…

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

Article 298 sexdecies E

1. Taxable persons who buy and resell investment gold as defined in 2 of article 298 sexdecies A must keep, for six years in support of their accounts, documents enabling their customers to be identif…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis: Tax credit for expenditure on audiovisual and cinematographic creation, royalties paid to collective management organisations and remuneration paid directly to authors

Article 220 sexies A

…when it falls into the following categories: a) Remuneration paid to broadcasters for their services. a) Remuneration paid to authors of cinematographic or audiovisual works listed in Article L. 113-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Sales tax

Article 302 septies AA

Article L. 163-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services is applicable to turnover taxes.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Determining the cost price of land or property developments

Article 302 septies B

I. - For tax purposes, the following constitute an element of the cost price of the land on which the building is erected:a. the fee paid, in respect of a given building, under the articles L 520-1 to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Sales tax

Article 302 septies A

…ed scheme for declaring turnover taxes is the simplified declaration scheme provided for in article L. 162-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services.

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