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Article 136 of the French General Tax Code

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l’article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A interest, arrears and all other income from bond issues contracted before 1 January 1965 by credit institutions and finance companies, insofar as it is proven that the amount of these issues is and remains allocated to the financing of export transactions benefiting from the guarantees provided for by the…

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Article 137 bis of the French General Tax Code

I. The sums or securities distributed by a mutual fund, excluding the distributions mentioned in 7 and 7a of II of article 150-0 A and the allocation of mutual fund units received as part of a demerger carried out pursuant to the second paragraph of articles L. 214-8-7 and L. 214-24-41 of the Monetary and Financial Code, constitute income from transferable capital received by the unitholders on the date of…

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Article 137 ter of the French General Tax Code

I. – Income relating to the assets mentioned in b of 1° of II of article L. 214-81 of the Monetary and Financial Code received by a real estate investment fund referred to in article 239 nonies of this code constitute income from transferable capital received by unitholders on the date of its distribution by the fund. II. – The person who ensures payment of the income referred to in…

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Article 138 of the French General Tax Code

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l’article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A: 1° and 2° (Obsolete provisions); 3° The proceeds of bond loans contracted before 1 January 1965 by public housing offices and by low-income housing companies and foundations under the conditions set by article 5 of the law of 27 July 1934, as well as the annuities paid by the…

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Article 139 ter of the French General Tax Code

Sont exemchis de la retenue à la source prévue au 2 de Article 119 bis, insofar as they derive from profits exempt from corporation tax pursuant to 3° ter of article 208, dividends and other income distributed to their shareholders or unit holders: 1° By investment property companies governed by article 33-I of law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963; 2° By management property companies governed by article 1 of…

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Article 143 quater of the French General Tax Code

Distributions of profits made by companies that have entered into an agreement with the Minister of the Economy and Finance in accordance with the provisions of l’ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 1959, are exempt from the withholding tax provided for in 2 of Article 119 bis insofar as the profits distributed come from the activities of the company referred to in the agreement and do not exceed 5% of…

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Article 145 of the French General Tax Code

1. The parent company tax regime, as defined in Article 216, is applicable to companies and other bodies subject to corporation tax at the standard rate which hold equity interests satisfying the following conditions: a. The equity securities must be in registered form or be deposited or registered in an account held by one of the following intermediaries: – intermediaries authorised to carry out custody account-keeping activities for financial instruments…

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Article 146 quater of the French General Tax Code

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l’article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de article 125 A interest, arrears and any other income from loans contracted before 1 January 1965 for the development of priority urbanisation areas, by local authorities and by bodies holding concessions for this development.

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Article 148 of the French General Tax Code

Dividends, interest, arrears and all other income from foreign securities which French insurance and reinsurance companies are obliged to deposit and keep on deposit abroad, in order to constitute sureties, are exempt from the proportional tax on income from foreign securities which are not subject to the subscription system, mathematical reserves and any other reserves for claims to be settled and for current risks, when this obligation is imposed on…

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