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Article 1800 of the French General Tax Code

In matters of indirect taxes, the court may, having regard to the extent and seriousness of the offence committed and the personality of the offender, moderate the amount of fines and penalties to below their minimum amount and release the offender from confiscation, except in the case of prohibited objects, by payment of a sum to be determined by the court and which may not exceed the value of the object of the offence.

The court may not exempt the person liable from payment of the sums defrauded or unduly obtained.

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Article 1800

En matière de contributions indirectes, le tribunal peut, eu égard à l’ampleur et à la gravité de l’infraction commise ainsi qu’à la personnalité de son auteur, modérer le montant des amendes et pénalités jusqu’à un montant inférieur à leur montant minimal et libérer le contrevenant de la confiscation, sauf pour les objets prohibés, par le paiement d’une somme que le tribunal arbitre et qui ne peut excéder la valeur de l’objet de l’infraction.

Le tribunal ne peut dispenser le redevable du paiement des sommes fraudées ou indûment obtenues.


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