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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1774

Persons guilty of any of the offences referred to in 1° to 4° of 1 of Article 1772 and in Article 1773 may be deprived of civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the procedures set out in a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763

I. - A fine equal to 5% of the sums omitted shall be imposed where the following documents are not produced or are inaccurate or incomplete:a. Table of provisions provided for pursuant to the provisio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 17

The judicial police officers exercise the powers defined in article 14; they receive complaints and denunciations; they carry out preliminary investigations under the conditions provided for by articl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1777

The outgoing farmer must leave to him who succeeds him in cultivation, suitable lodgings and other facilities for the work of the following year; and conversely, the incoming farmer must provide to hi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1760

Any breach of the provisions of the third paragraph of 1 of Article 170 gives rise to a fine equal to 5% of the undeclared sums, with the amount of this fine not being less than €150 or more than €1,5…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1731

1. Gives rise to the application of a 5% surcharge for any delay in the payment of sums that must be paid to the tax administration accountants in respect of taxes other than those mentioned in Articl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1771

The farmer cannot obtain a remission where the loss of the fruit occurs after it has been separated from the land, unless the lease gives the owner a share of the harvest in kind, in which case the ow…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Infringements of invoicing rules

Article 1737

I. - Shall entail the application of a fine equal to 50% of the amount:1. Of the sums paid or received, disguising or concealing the identity or address of its suppliers or customers, the identificati…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1769

If the lease is made for several years, and during the term of the lease the whole or at least half of a crop is removed by fortuitous events, the farmer may claim a remission of the price of his tena…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1766

If the lessee of a rural inheritance does not equip it with the livestock and utensils necessary for its operation, if he abandons cultivation, if he does not cultivate reasonably, if he uses the leas…

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