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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Common provisions

Article 1724

The settlement of all sums receivable, in whatever capacity and for whatever reason, is rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1. This rounding is carried out…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1773

The fine provided for in 1 of Article 1772 the taxpayer who has knowingly made an omission or deficiency in the declaration of income from securities and movable capital for the assessment of income t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
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
4: Opposition to duty and obstacles to tax control

Article 1732

The implementation of the ex officio assessment procedure provided for in Article L. 74 of the tax procedures book entails:a. The application of a surcharge of 100% to the recalled duties or tax claim…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1747

Whoever, by assault, threats or concerted manoeuvres, organises or attempts to organise the collective refusal of tax, will be punished by the penalties provided for in Article 1 of the law of 18 Augu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Payment of duties

Article 1701

Duties on deeds and those on transfers by death shall be paid before registration, land registration or merged formality is carried out, at the rates and quotas regulated by this code. No one may miti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Infringements of invoicing rules

Article 1737

I. - Shall entail the application of a fine equal to 50% of the amount:1. Of the sums paid or received, disguising or concealing the identity or address of its suppliers or customers, the identificati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1776

As regards the offences referred to in articles 1771 to 1775, the court will order, at the request of the administration, that the judgment be published in full or in extracts in the Journal officiel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-17

In the absence of a referral agreement provided for in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-17

Every claim comprises: 1° A preamble mentioning the designation of the subject matter of the invention and the technical features which are necessary for the definition of the claimed elements but whi…

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