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Showing 411420 of 50010 articles for Art. CJEC – Metro I – 25 Oct. 1977 – case 26/76

French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262

I. - The following are exempt from value added tax:1° the supply of goods dispatched or transported by the seller or on his behalf, outside the European Community and the supply of services directly l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Consultation.

Article 262

The judge shall set the consultant's remuneration, on proof that the assignment has been completed. He may issue him with a writ of execution.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Consultation.

Article 261

Where consultation has been prescribed during deliberation, the judge, following the execution of the measure, shall order the reopening of the proceedings if one of the parties so requests or if he c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260

The following may pay value added tax at their request: 1° (Provision no longer applicable). 2° Persons who let bare premises for the purposes of the business of a lessee liable for value added tax or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 258

I. - The place of supply of tangible movable property is deemed to be in France when the property is in France:a) At the time of dispatch or transport by the seller, by the purchaser, or on their beha…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 25

The judge rules on non-contentious matters when, in the absence of litigation, he is seized of a claim which the law requires, by reason of the nature of the case or the status of the claimant, to be…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Findings.

Article 250

The findings may be prescribed at any time, including in conciliation or during deliberation. In the latter case, the parties shall be notified.The findings shall be recorded in writing unless the jud…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Consultation.

Article 257

Consultation may be prescribed at any time, including in conciliation or during deliberation. In the latter case, the parties shall be notified.The consultation shall be presented orally unless the ju…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Assessors

Article 253

Magistrates who, in the case submitted to the Assize Court, have either carried out an act of prosecution or investigation, or participated in the indictment or in a decision on the merits relating to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 255

Only citizens of either sex, aged over twenty-three, who can read and write in French, enjoy political, civil and family rights, and are not in any of the cases of incapacity or incompatibility listed…

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