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Showing 25012510 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

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

Article 258

…ty or who do not have their main residence in the department in which the assize court has its seat may be exempted from jury duty when they apply to the commission provided for in

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

Article 257

…ouncil, of the High Council of the Judiciary and of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council; 2° Member of the Council of State or of the Court of Auditors, magistrate of the judiciary, member o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-2

Except in cases where the user is a natural person acting for non-business purposes, the provisions of article L. 133-1-1, the last two paragraphs of article L. 133-7, articles L. 133-8, L. 133-19, L.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 290

…f 4 and 5 below, and unless special provisions are made to the contrary, goods placed in free zones may, on leaving the free zone, be put to the same uses as if they had been imported directly and und…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009

Article L362-2

…affairs is the competent authority to impose the administrative fines provided for in article L. 362-1 of this Code, under the conditions set out in articles L. 522-1 to L. 522-10 of the Consumer Cod…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Calculation of tax

Article 980

…of taxes whose characteristics are similar to those of the real estate wealth tax paid, where applicable, outside France is deductible from the tax payable in France. This deduction is limited to the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing for divorce

Article 251

The spouse initiating the divorce proceedings may state the grounds for his or her claim if it is based on acceptance of the principle of the marriage breakdown or the definitive alteration of the mar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Preferential and resale rights

Article 2453

In the cases provided for in the two preceding articles, the property must be valued by an expert appointed amicably or judicially. If its value exceeds the amount of the secured debt, the creditor ow…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-26

…ic sports equipment not fitted with a fixing or counterweight device as provided for in article R. 322-21 of this Code or fitted with a device that does not comply with the requirements of the same ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-2

…red to the territorial audit chamber by the representative of the State, the period within which it may formulate proposals runs from receipt at the registry of all the documents required to be produc…

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