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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1791

I. - Subject to the special provisions set out in the following articles, any infringement of the provisions of Title III of Part One of Book I, and of the laws governing indirect taxes, as well as th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798

…punishable, at the request of the administration, by the tax penalties provided for in I of article 1791. Whoever makes it impossible for the officers authorised to ascertain the said offences to carr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Import

Article 1790

Penalties relating to offences committed in respect of taxes collected and controlled under the same procedures and subject to the same penalties, guarantees, securities and privileges as customs duti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1786

For the application of the penalties provided for in the event of fraudulent manoeuvres, any purchase for which a regular invoice is not represented that conforms to the nature, quantity and value of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1795

…ystems or technical interventions are designed to enable one of the acts mentioned in 1° of Article 1743 of this Code, in Article 1791 ter, in 3° and 5° of article 1794, in article 1797 and at 3°, 8°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1797

With regard to offences committed in relation to taxes on gaming houses, if the duties evaded or compromised cannot be determined precisely, the court shall set the penalty at one to three times the d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-17

…he digitised image of fingerprints, are read by the processing mentioned in Article 1 of Decree No. 2019-452 of 13 May 2019 authorising the creation of an electronic means of identification called "Ce…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R742-17

I. - Article R. 221-127 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2019-1379 of 18 December 2019, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R743-17

I. - Article R. 221-127 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2019-1379 of 18 December 2019, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the applicatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Infringements relating to other documents

Article 1729 C

…d in article 1406, article 1496 ter, in III of article 1518 ter and in VI of article 146 of law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 shall result in the application of a fine of €150.…

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