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Showing 241250 of 21130 articles for Art. n° 86-10357 · Cass. 1re civ. 17 January 2006

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Leasing of services.

Article 1780

Services may only be engaged for a specific time, or for a specific undertaking. A hire of service, made without determination of duration, may always be terminated by the will of one of the contracti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1765

If one of the conditions laid down for the application, as the case may be, of articles L. 221-30, L. 221-31 and L. 221-32 or articles L. 221-32-1, L. 221-32-2 and L. 221-32-3 of the Monetary and Fina…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 174

When a case is referred to the Investigating Chamber on the basis of Article 173 or Article 221-3, all pleas alleging the invalidity of the proceedings referred to it must, without prejudice to its ri…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173

1. In the cases referred to in Article 169-1 a, and subject to the derogation provided for in 2 below, goods imported under temporary admission must be, before expiry of the time limit and after havin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1772

…entioned it separately in their tax return in accordance with the requirements of 2 of the articles 170 and 173, where concealment is established;3° Anyone found to have cashed coupons belonging to th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 179

If the judge considers that the facts constitute an offence, he or she shall, by order, refer the case to the criminal court. This order shall specify, if applicable, that the accused benefits from th…

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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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 173

…the application is inadmissible pursuant to the third or fourth paragraphs of this Article, Article 173-1, the first paragraph of Article 174 or IV of Article 175; it may also rule that the applicatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763

I. - A fine equal to 5% of the sums omitted shall be imposed where the following documents are not produced or are inaccurate or incomplete:a. Table of provisions provided for pursuant to the provisio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 170

…the elements required to calculate the reference tax income as defined in 1° of the IV of article 1417.1 bis. Spouses must jointly sign the declaration of all their household income.2. Individuals, co…

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