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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition, assimilation and classification.

Article 28

…ed to them by the Common Customs Tariff. Decrees issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance may prescribe the use of the coding elements of the nomenclature for customs clearance of products t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 288

…haeological value, or the protection of industrial and commercial property. 3. Access to free zones may be restricted by decree to certain goods for technical or administrative reasons. 4. Goods place…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Optional or exceptional acts

Article 284

…utor and the parties, who shall be notified of their filing by the registrar. The public prosecutor may, at any time, request communication of the proceedings on condition that the exhibits are return…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: The audit incident.

Article 288

…of handwriting composed under his dictation.In determining the documents for comparison, the judge may retain any useful documents originating from one of the parties, whether or not they were issued…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 289

Goods placed in free zones may be subject to:1° Loading, unloading, transhipment or storage operations ;2° Handling as provided for in article 153-1 above;3° Processing, working or additional labour,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285

(1) (Repealed)2. In the case of imports of a non-commercial nature, the customs administration may levy flat-rate import duties other than value added tax and internal taxes on goods sent in small con…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: The audit incident.

Article 287

…t taking it into account. If the contested writing relates only to certain heads of claim, a ruling may be given on the others. If the denial or refusal to recognise relates to an electronic writing o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 281

…to him by the parties, at least one month and ten days before the opening of the debates; this list may not contain more than five names.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Revenue declarations

Article 287

…xpayer liable for value added tax identified in accordance with the combined provisions of articles 286 ter and 286 ter A is required to submit to the tax department to which he belongs and within the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 284

…ollowing the triggering event for the construction operation, no more than 50% of the housing units may be transferred.III. - Any person who has carried out the work mentioned in Article 278 sexies A…

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