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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 573

However, judgments handed down by the assize court either after acquittal under the conditions provided for by Article 371, or after acquittal or exemption from punishment under the conditions set out…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 571

…t of the Criminal Division together with a copy of the judgment or ruling and the statement of appeal. The President of the Criminal Division shall rule on the application by order within eight days o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 572

Judgments of acquittal handed down by the assize court may be appealed only in the interests of the law, and without prejudice to the acquitted party.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 574

The decision of the investigating chamber to refer the accused to the criminal court or police court may only be challenged before the Cour de cassation where it rules, of its own motion or on a plea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 578

The plaintiff in cassation must notify his appeal to the public prosecutor and the other parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within three days..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 576

The declaration of appeal must be made to the registrar of the court which handed down the contested decision.It must be signed by the registrar and by the applicant for judicial review himself or by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 572

The retail price of each product, expressed per 1,000 units or per 1,000 grams, is the same throughout France and is freely determined by manufacturers and approved suppliers. For each package, the re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 570

I. - In accordance with the procedures laid down by regulation, all suppliers are subject to the following obligations:1° Deliver tobacco only to the tobacconists designated in article 568;2° Retain o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax system

Article 575

The weighted average retail selling price in mainland France of manufactured tobacco is calculated by product group according to the total value of all units released for consumption, based on the ret…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
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Article 574

The conditions of application in the overseas departments of articles 565 and 570 to 572 are laid down by regulation (1).

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