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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1810

In addition to the penalties provided for in articles 1791 to 1794, the offences referred to below are punishable by one year's imprisonment, increased to three years for the offences mentioned in 10°…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1810

If the livestock perishes in its entirety through no fault of the lessee, the loss shall be for the lessor. If only part of it perishes, the loss shall be borne jointly, according to the price of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 181

If the examining magistrate considers that the acts charged against the persons under investigation constitute an offence classified as a crime by law, he shall order their indictment before the assiz…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 181

In the case of the preceding article, the application for nullity is no longer admissible after a period of five years from the marriage.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Personal checks by the judge.

Article 181

The judge may, in the course of the verification operations, at the hearing or in any other place, be assisted by a technician, hear the parties themselves and any person whose hearing appears to be u…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Grazing land.

Article 181

Orders issued by the Director General of Customs and Excise shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of Articles 179 and 180 above.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 181-1

If, at the end of the investigation, there are sufficient charges against the person of having committed, other than a repeat offence, a crime punishable by fifteen years or twenty years of criminal i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 181-2

Where an indictment order of the examining magistrate which is no longer subject to appeal has, with regard to the criminal qualifications retained, mistakenly referred the accused to the assize court…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter X: Compensatory interest in the inward processing arrangements.

Article 181 bis

1. Compensatory interest charged in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Community regulations applicable to inward processing arrangements under the suspension system shall be assessed and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Non-compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L181-4

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 181-1 to L. 181-3 and for the rest, the general rules of private international law relating to contractual obligations are applicable.

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