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Showing 25512560 of 33394 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20 June 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 April 2004 · Cass. com. 13 December 1994 · CA Paris 17 September 2013

French General Tax CodeIn force
Va: Dation in payment

Article 1716 bis

…paid by handing over works of art, books, collectors' items, documents, of high artistic or historical value, or real estate located in the areas of intervention of the Conservatoire de l'espace litt…

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Section V: Common provisions

Article 1724 quater

Any person who fails to carry out the checks provided for in Article L. 8222-1 of the Labour Code or who has been convicted of having used, directly or through an intermediary, the services of a perso…

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c: Simultaneous application of several penalties

Article 1729 A

…o a return filed on time are subject to penalties that do not have the same rate, the penalties are calculated by adding the adjustments to the items declared in descending order of the different rate…

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VII: Special methods of collecting duties

Article 1723 ter

The duties payable on judicial decisions and deeds exempt from the formality of registration, as well as those relating to the deeds referred to in II of article 658, shall be recovered either in acco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Common provisions

Article 1724 bis

Withholdings made on the initiative of the tax authorities for the payment of the taxes, duties and fees mentioned in this code do not incur any costs for the taxpayer.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Fractional or deferred payment of duties

Article 1722 quater

In accordance with the provisions of articles

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I: Payment of duties

Article 1702 bis

…ted. They are not paid in any of the other departments, provided that the department where the publication was first required is explicitly designated in the requisition filed with the other departmen…

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Section V: Common provisions

Article 1724 A

Receivables of any kind that are the responsibility of the public accountants designated by decree and that are not paid on the due date shall only be assessed when their cumulative amount exceeds €16…

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2: Tax fines

Article 1760 bis

Failure to comply with the obligations set out in IV of Article 210-0 A shall result in a €10,000 fine being imposed for each transaction.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12: Uncooperative platform operators

Article 1740 E

…registration number has been withdrawn pursuant to the first three paragraphs may submit a new application for a single registration number on expiry of a period of six months from the date on which t…

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