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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1702

No public authority, nor the tax authorities, nor their servants, may suspend or cause to be suspended the collection of registration duties, land registration tax and the penalties incurred without b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1703

The competent public accountants may not, under any pretext, even if there is cause for expert appraisal, defer the registration of deeds and transfers for which the duties have been paid at the rates…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1717 bis

When they are presented for the formality of registration or the merged formality, within the period provided for in articles 635 and 647 III, deeds recording the formation of commercial companies are…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Payment of tax

Article 1724

The settlement of all sums receivable, in whatever capacity and for whatever reason, is rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1. This rounding is carried out…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1729 F

Failure to file the declaration referred to in article 223 quinquies C carries a fine of up to €100,000.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1729 G

1. Any delay in the payment of sums due in respect of the advance payment provided for in 2° of 2 of Article 204 A or the additional withholding tax provided for in IV of Article 204 H shall give rise…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1695

I. - Value added tax is declared and collected when it becomes due, for the following transactions:1° Imports for which the person liable is a non-taxable person not identified in accordance with the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1706

Court clerks are personally liable for payment of duties only in the cases provided for by article 1840 C. They continue to enjoy the option granted by article 1840 D for the judgments and acts set ou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1710

L'action solidaire pour le recouvrement des droits de mutation par décès, conférée au Trésor par Article 1709, may not be exercised against co-heirs who benefit from the exemption provided for by Arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1680 A

Deductions made at the initiative of the tax authorities are made from an account opened by the taxpayer in an establishment authorised for this purpose, which may be: 1° A deposit account in a credit…

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