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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Damaged property

Article 1057

The I of Article 1056 may be invoked on the occasion of transfers of ownership provided for by the Order of 8 September 1945, authorising the direct construction by the State or by associations for th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Damaged property

Article 1056

I. - 1° Deeds, judgments, documents and writings relating to the application of the law of 28 October 1946 on war damage are, provided that they expressly refer to it, exempt from registration duties…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 175

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 172

…ofits subject to the real profit system must, in addition, send the administration the declarations and information provided for in Articles 53 A, 97 or Article 38 sexdecies Q of Annex III to this cod…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 173

1. The content and presentation of the declarations are specified by a decree. The names and addresses of the beneficiaries of arrears whose deduction the taxpayer claims must be compulsorily declared…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 171

…h before the date referred to in the first paragraph of article 175, which may be extended in accordance with the procedures provided for in the same first paragraph, the administration has made avail…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 170

1. With a view to calculating income tax, any person liable to that tax is required to complete and send to the administration a detailed declaration of their income and profits, their family expenses…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 174

…ccount, taxpayers must send the administration a declaration stating the surname, first names, date and place of birth of each of their children and dependents. Declarations are valid as long as their…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Copies

Article 1379

…probative value as the original. Reliability is left to the discretion of the judge. Nevertheless, an enforceable or authentic copy of an authentic writing is deemed reliable.A copy resulting from an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-19-1

…It reproduces the information mentioned in I of Article A. 37-16 or article A. 37-27-2, as well as any additional information on the circumstances in which the offence was committed noted by the tick…

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