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Showing 18711880 of 56901 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17-1-2012 n° 10-27.185

French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1729 C ter

Failures to comply with a declaration or notification obligation provided for in Articles 1649 AD, 1649 AE and 1649 AG result in the application of a fine which may not exceed €10,000. The amount of t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-10

I.-An examination of a person's constitutional genetic characteristics may only be undertaken for medical or scientific research purposes. It is subject to the express consent of the person, obtained…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Buying group structures.

Article D5125-24-17

The structure referred to in Article D. 5125-24-16 may, for the exclusive benefit of its associates, members or members: 1° Organise training courses, in particular on pharmaceutical advice ; 2° Disse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-109

The termination or cancellation of a lease (numbers 85 and 86 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° An emolument proportional to the rent for the remaining years of the lease, according to th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-10

Any filing shall give rise to verification by the Institute: 1° That the application for registration and the documents annexed thereto comply with the requirements of the laws and regulations in forc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-10

The licence application is sent to the prefect mentioned in article R. * 7123-9, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It shall specify the place chosen as the agency's registered offi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-17-3

The enforcement order and the cancellation order issued by the Agence nationale de traitement informatisé des infractions are sent to the competent public accountant. They mention the identity and add…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-10

In the event of a decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit having become final, the person placed under house arrest with electronic surveillance shall be entitled to compensation for the harm suffered i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Offences relating to declarations and documents containing information to be used for tax assessment or settlement purposes

Article 1729-0 A

I. - A surcharge of 80% shall apply to the duties due in the event of a rectification due to:a) Sums appearing or having appeared on one or more accounts that should have been declared pursuant to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Offences relating to declarations and documents containing information to be used for tax assessment or settlement purposes

Article 1729 A bis

I. - Fines or surcharges imposed on legal entities for serious breaches characterised by an amount of evaded duties of at least €50,000 and the use of a fraudulent manoeuvre, within the meaning of b a…

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