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Showing 191200 of 30362 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 February 2006 · Cass. com. 20 November 1962 · Cass. 3e civ. 26 September 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 June 2018

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 265

The annual list and the special list are sent by the chairman of the commission to the mayor of each municipality. The mayor is required to inform the first president of the court of appeal or the pre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 264

…rs shall also be drawn up each year by the commission, under the conditions provided for in Article 263, outside the annual list of jurors. Alternate jurors must reside in the town in which the Assize…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Goods salvaged from shipwrecks.

Article 264

These goods or wrecks are under the dual surveillance of the Navy and Customs.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Goods salvaged from shipwrecks.

Article 263

Goods rescued from shipwrecks and wrecks of any kind collected or salvaged on the coast or at sea are deemed to be foreign, unless there is proof to the contrary.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260

…or (1). 3° (Repealed); 4° (Repealed); 5° Persons who grant a lease referred to in 1° bis of article 261 D; 5° bis Persons who carry out a transaction referred to in 5 of article 261; 6° From 1st Octob…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 263

…ng in the name and on behalf of others, where they are involved in transactions exempted by article 262 and in transactions carried out outside the territory of the Member States of the European Union…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Actual turnover system

Article 267

I. - The following are to be included in the taxable amount:1° Taxes, duties and levies of any kind except value added tax itself.2° Expenses ancillary to the supply of goods or services such as commi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to the "Perinatal psychiatry" option

Article D6124-264

…dedicated to rehabilitation and physical activity, either on site or accessible from another site; 7° At least one social area; 8° One or more areas for collective care. Where appropriate, these area…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-24

Pharmacists may not sell goods in their dispensaries other than those appearing on a list drawn up by the Minister for Health, on a proposal from the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens. Pharm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Breastfeeding facilities

Article R4152-24

The breastfeeding room is equipped with reheating facilities. These comply with the regulatory requirements for establishments and services for children under the age of six.

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