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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 136

…alities prescribed for appearance warrants, committal warrants, detention warrants, arrest warrants and search warrants may give rise to disciplinary sanctions against the investigating judge, the lib…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 129

The examining magistrate hearing the case decides, immediately after receipt of these documents, whether to order the transfer.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1019

…hanges whose cumulative total over six months reached an amount at least equal to ten million euros and resulted in the transfer of control of the company holding the authorisation.The rate of the tax…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Agricultural and forestry land development

Article 1023

…lans, minutes, certificates, notifications, deliberations, decisions, rulings, contracts, receipts, and generally all acts or formalities relating exclusively to the application of Chapters I, III, IV…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Basis of assessment and settlement

Article 1563

Gambling house tax is calculated on gross receipts, including all duties and taxes, as for turnover taxes. These revenues are rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is count…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Public bodies and other organisations

Article 1654

…he State or local authorities must subject to the provisions of articles 133,207,208,1040, 1382,1394and 1449 to 1463 acquit, under the conditions of ordinary law, taxes of any kind to which private co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Terms and conditions of application

Article 1696

The detailed rules for the application of the provisions contained in this section shall be laid down by ministerial order (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1823

Trade in articles of precious metal is prohibited for manufacturers, merchants, traders and refiners who have been the subject of more than two official reports relating to infringements of guarantee…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1822

The provisional closure of gaming house establishments may be ordered by the administration in the event of obstruction, impediment or resistance to the action of the agents responsible for recording…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1825

…n of the closure.Failure to comply with the closure order is punishable by two months' imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.

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