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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The Chairman

Article 244

The Assize Court is presided over by a chamber president or a councillor of the Court of Appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The Chairman

Article 246

If the president of the assizes is prevented from attending before the opening of the session, he is replaced by order of the first president. If the president of the assizes is prevented from attendi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The Chairman

Article 245

The President of the Assize Court is appointed by order of the First President.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The Chairman

Article 247

The first president may preside over the assize court whenever he or she sees fit.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200

…icle 223 A bis, to which the founding company belongs, of company foundations, where these bodies meet the conditions set out in b. Donations and payments made by corporate officers, shareholders and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 286

…vided by the administration. A declaration is also compulsory in the event of cessation of business;2° Provide, on a form supplied by the administration, all information relating to its professional a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2490

…e application of this code in Mayotte, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° (Repealed);2° "Court" or "court of appeal" by: "chambre d'appel de Mamoudzou";3° "Juge d'instance" by: "préside…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-2

For the application of this Code in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° "Judicial Court" by "Court of First Instance" ; 2° "Cour d'appel" by "tribunal supérieu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A111-2

…data referred to in article L. 111-7 are, for branch 1, public data from the Institut de recherche et de documentation en économie de la santé, the Direction de la recherche, des études, de l'évaluat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-20

…ns provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article 137-1, refer the matter to the juge des libertés et de la détention for the purposes of remand in custody. Whatever the sentence of imprisonment incu…

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