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Showing 6170 of 56672 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 18-1-2018 n° 15-27.525

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1800

In matters of indirect taxes, the court may, having regard to the extent and seriousness of the offence committed and the personality of the offender, moderate the amount of fines and penalties to bel…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1827

Any person who has contravened the provisions of

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1804

Infringements are punishable by a tax fine of €100 to €750, a penalty of between one and five times the value of the wine products to which the fraud relates, and confiscation of these products: - to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1826

A contravention of the provisions of III of article 806 and Article 807; in addition, custodians, holders or debtors who have contravened the provisions of Articles 806 and 807 are personally liable f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1802

The provisions of Article 1801 shall not apply:1° To the offences referred to in articles 1797 and 1810; 2° Aux infractions au régime économique de l'alcool et au monopole des tabacs.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1802

Livestock may be given as any species of animal capable of growth or profit for agriculture or trade.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1800

A livestock lease is a contract by which one party gives the other a fund of livestock to keep, feed and care for, under conditions agreed between them.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1801

There are several kinds of livestock:The simple or ordinary livestock,The half livestock,The livestock given to the farmer or sharecropper.There is still a fourth kind of contract improperly called li…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1845

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all civil companies, unless derogated from by the special legal status to which some of them are subject. All companies to which the law does not attribut…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1803

In the absence of specific agreements, these contracts shall be governed by the following principles.

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