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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Deeds and transfers subject to the registration formality

Article 635

Must be registered within one month of their date:1. Subject to the provisions of articles 637 and 647:1° Deeds of notaries with the exception of those referred to in article 636;2° (Repealed);3° Deed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Deeds and transfers subject to the registration formality

Article 637

Decrees may exempt certain categories of deeds from the registration formality (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Deductible liabilities

Article 775 sexies

The costs of reconstituting the title deeds to buildings or property rights for which the deceased's right of ownership was not established before his death by a duly transcribed or published deed, ch…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

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 General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1735

I. - Failure to comply with the obligations of Article L. 96 A of the Book of Tax Procedures. The rate of the fine is reduced to 5% when the offender establishes that the State has not suffered any pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1732

The implementation of the ex officio assessment procedure provided for in Article L. 74 of the tax procedures book entails:a. The application of a surcharge of 100% to the recalled duties or tax claim…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1735 ter

Failure to respond or partial response to the formal notice referred to in III of Article L. 13 AA and in the second paragraph of article L. 13 AB of the Book of Tax Procedures entails the application…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1735 quater

The obstacle to access to records or documents on a computer medium, to their reading or seizure, referred to in IVa of Article L. 16 B and to 4 and 4 bis of Article L. 38 of the Book of Tax Procedure…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-13

The contract concluded between the performer and the phonogram producer sets a guaranteed minimum remuneration in return for authorising the fixation, remunerated in the form of a salary, of the perfo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-10

The existence or conclusion of a work or service rental contract with a phonogram producer does not entail derogation from the enjoyment of the rights granted to the performer by Articles L. 212-2 and…

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