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Article 1775 of the French General Tax Code

In the event of a repeat offence or multiple offences established by one or more judgments, the person convicted under 1° of 1 of the article 1772 shall be disqualified from practising the professions of business agent, tax consultant, expert or accountant, even as a manager or employee and, where applicable, the closure of the establishment.

Any person who contravenes this prohibition, either by practising the profession that he or she is prohibited from practising, or by knowingly employing the services of a third party who is prohibited from practising the profession under this article, is liable to a fine of €18,000 and imprisonment for up to two years.

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Article 1775

En cas de récidive ou de pluralité de délits constatée par un ou plusieurs jugements, la personne condamnée en vertu du 1° du 1 de l’article 1772 encourt l’interdiction d’exercer les professions d’agent d’affaires, de conseil fiscal, d’expert ou de comptable, même à titre de dirigeant ou d’employé et, s’il y a lieu, la fermeture de l’établissement.

Toute personne qui contrevient à cette interdiction, soit en exerçant la profession qui lui est interdite, soit en employant sciemment les services d’un tiers auquel l’exercice de la profession est interdite en vertu du présent article, est passible d’une amende de 18 000 € et d’un emprisonnement de deux ans au plus.

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