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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Sommaire

…and Expenditure (EPRD) is a decision (decision of the Director for PHEs) that the Director implements. The Director is bound only by the appropriations for permanent staff included in the EPRD, or by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 3)

…g: functional class II+ or III), clear alteration of echographicechographic or echodoppler parameters. Exercise intolerance with stress ECG abnormalities35 à 40 %Idem, with significant therapeutic con…

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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 septies B

…or rights or shares in companies whose assets are mainly made up of the same assets, rights or shares.II. - For the application of the provisions of I:1° Rights relating to a leasing contract entered…

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

Article 199 ter S

…ons set out in this article and in equal fractions on the income tax due for the following four years. If the fraction of the tax credit exceeds the tax due in respect of each of these years, the exce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IIa: Tax on physical video and online distribution of audiovisual content

Article 1609 sexdecies B

…diovisual content free of charge, upon individual request made by an electronic communication process. Services whose audiovisual content is secondary, services whose main purpose is devoted to inform…

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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 septies A

…capital companies, venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it stood prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies-0 A

The reduced rates provided for in article 278 sexies are equal to:Sectors or premises concerned Subdivision of article 278 sexies Rate Social rental housing financed by a subsidised integration loan 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIIa: Sociétés de libre partenariat

Article 1655 sexies A

…of their profits and those of their members, the sociétés de libre partenariat mentioned in article L. 214-154 of the Monetary and Financial Code are treated in the same way as a professional private…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Audits and complaints

Article 1635 quater S

The person liable for the development tax may obtain total or partial discharge, reduction or refund: 1° If the constructions are demolished by virtue of a decision of the civil judge; 2° In the event…

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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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