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Showing 6170 of 56727 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 10-1-1990 n° 83

French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies A

I.-The deliveries mentioned in 5 and 6 of article 266 septies of products dispatched or transported outside France by the taxpayer or on his behalf are exempt from the tax provided for in article 266…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Mutual funds and partnerships

Article 832

Subscriptions for units in mutual funds or free partnership companies are exempt from any registration duty.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders

Article 834

In all cases of urgency, the president of the judicial court or the protection litigation judge within the limits of his jurisdiction, may order in summary proceedings all measures that do not come up…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 830

If no conciliation is established at the hearing, the case shall be heard immediately or, if it is not in a fit state to be heard, postponed to a later hearing. In this case, the Registrar shall notif…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Renewal

Article L312-83

Where the credit facility is accompanied by the use of a credit card, the charging of the fee linked to the benefit of this means of payment does not prevent the implementation of the provisions of ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 839

For the application of Article 407, the court clerk may be appointed as interpreter for one of the languages in use in the territory. In this case, he is exempt from the oath. If there is a permanent…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Summary orders

Article 835

The president of the judicial court or the judge in charge of litigation relating to protection within the limits of his jurisdiction may always, even in the presence of a serious dispute, prescribe i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 835

For the application of Article 392-1, legal aid must be understood to mean the legal aid or assistance scheme in force locally.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The Assize Court

Article 831

In the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the preparatory list of the annual list, provided for by articles 261 and 261-1, is drawn up by territorial district and the powers of the mayor are…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Export.

Article 83

1. Goods intended for export must be taken to a customs office or to a place designated by the customs service. 2. On land borders, it is forbidden for carriers to take any route intended to bypass or…

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