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Showing 801810 of 50630 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 28-2-2018 n° 17-13.269

French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1746

1. Making it impossible for officials authorised to record breaches of tax legislation to carry out their duties is punishable by a fine of €25,000, imposed by the criminal court. In the event of a re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Obligation to pay

Article 1705

The fees for deeds to be registered or submitted to the merged formality shall be paid, namely:1° By notaries, for deeds executed before them;2° By bailiffs and others with power to effect service of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Miscellaneous measures

Article 1755

1. Except in the case of fraudulent manoeuvres, tax increases of any kind are not applicable to taxpayers who have spontaneously made known, by registered letter sent within three months of joining an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Interest on arrears

Article 1727

I. - Any tax claim, the establishment or collection of which is the responsibility of the tax authorities, which has not been paid within the legal time limit shall give rise to the payment of late pa…

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

Article 1773

This stipulation applies only to ordinary fortuitous events, such as hail, fire from the sky, frost or blight. It does not apply to extraordinary fortuitous events, such as the ravages of war, or a fl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 175

I.-As soon as the investigation appears to have been completed, the examining magistrate communicates the case file to the public prosecutor and at the same time notifies the parties' lawyers or, if t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1750

Natural persons guilty of any of the offences relating to direct taxes, value added tax and other turnover taxes, registration duty, land registration tax and stamp duty shall be liable to the followi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Offences committed by third-party declarants

Article 1736

I. - 1. A fine equal to 50% of the undeclared sums shall be imposed for failure to comply with the obligations set out in article 240 and 1 of article 242 ter and article 242 ter B. The fine is not ap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Insufficient declaration

Article 1729

Inaccuracies or omissions found in a declaration or deed involving the indication of items to be retained for the assessment or liquidation of tax, as well as the restitution of a tax claim the paymen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1772

1. Are liable, independently of the tax penalties enacted by this code, to a fine of €4,500 and five years' imprisonment:1° Any business agent, expert or any other person whose profession, either on t…

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