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Showing 491500 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1797

…e court shall set the penalty at one to three times the duties on the basis of the information that may be provided to it by the administration, with a minimum of €75.All persons managing, administeri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Obligations of third parties

Article 1684

…ble consideration or free of charge, whether a forced or voluntary sale is involved, the transferee may be made jointly and severally liable with the transferor for the payment of income tax relating…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Formalities relating to the celebration of marriage

Article 171

The President of the Republic may, for serious reasons, authorise the celebration of the marriage in the event of the death of one of the future spouses, provided that a sufficient collection of facts…

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

Article 1766

…does not perform the clauses of the lease, and if this results in damage to the lessor, the latter may, depending on the circumstances, have the lease terminated. In the event of termination due to t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1715

The payment of death transfer duties may be made in Treasury securities in the proportion set respectively by the board of directors of the autonomous fund for the management of national defence bonds…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1746

…le by a fine of €25,000, imposed by the criminal court. In the event of a repeat offence, the court may, in addition to this fine, impose a sentence of six months' imprisonment. 2. Collective oppositi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 179

…investigating judge issuing an arrest warrant against the accused. However, the investigating judge may, by separate specially reasoned order, keep the accused in detention, under house arrest with el…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1719

…decent accommodation. Where premises leased for residential use are unfit for such use, the lessor may not rely on the nullity of the lease or its termination to seek the eviction of the occupant ;2°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 175

…erved either orally, with the file endorsed, or by registered letter. If the person is detained, it may also be served by the head of the prison, who will immediately send the original or a copy of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Infringements of invoicing rules

Article 1737

…ransaction. The professional client is jointly and severally liable for payment of this fine, which may not exceed €375,000 per financial year. However, where the transaction has been recorded, the fi…

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