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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1837

I. - Anyone who has fraudulently made the statements prescribed by the provisions of Chapter I of Title IV of Part 1 of Book I and the texts enacted to implement them shall be punished by three years'…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1838

In the event of a repeat offence within ten years of a previous disciplinary decision that has become final, a public or ministerial officer who is found to have, in any way, been complicit in manoeuv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L71-111-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 71-111-14 are forwarded to the local authority.They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Assembly of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the retirement account

Article L4163-13

Holders of the professional prevention account who decide, from the age stipulated in II of article L. 4163-7, to allocate points to the use mentioned in 3° of I of the same article benefit from the i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal settlements

Article L523-1

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs has the right, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, to reach a settlement, with the agreement of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4342-15-1

The competent authority's assessment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 159 quinquies

I. The distribution by sociétés immobilières d'investissement governed by I of Article 33 of Law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963 to their shareholders and by sociétés immobilières de gestion governed by A…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties.

Article R325-10

The cancellation provided for in article R. 325-9 may not be pronounced unless the operator has been notified in advance and invited to be heard in person or by a representative.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employer representation at professional branch level

Article L2152-1

In the professional branches, the professional employers' organisations are representative:1° which meet the criteria mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 2151-1 ;2° Which have a balanced territorial c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission provided for in article L. 214-4

Article R214-1

The commission provided for in Article L. 214-4 sits either in plenary formation, or in formations specialising in one or more branches of activity. Each of these panels is chaired by the chairman of…

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