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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Referral to the Police Court

Article 531

The Police Court is seised of offences within its jurisdiction either by referral to it by the investigating court, or by the voluntary appearance of the parties, or by summons issued directly to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Special provisions

Article 518

The provisions of this chapter do not preclude the special provisions laid down in respect of alcohol, wine, cider, perry and mead by the texts in force, with regard to Corsica, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Export or delivery to another Member State of the European Union

Article 543

Works of gold, silver or platinum may, under the conditions laid down by decree in the Council of State, be exported or be the subject of a delivery to another Member State of the European Union witho…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of performance.

Article 505

Any party may obtain from the registrar of the court before which the appeal could have been lodged a certificate attesting to the absence of any opposition, appeal or appeal in cassation or indicatin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of performance.

Article 503

Judgments may not be enforced against those against whom they are opposed until they have been notified, unless enforcement is voluntary.In the event of enforcement solely on the basis of the original…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Limitation periods

Article 515

An action for the rendering of an account, for a claim or for payment brought by the protected person or person who has been protected or by his heirs in respect of acts of guardianship shall be barre…

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

Article 587

When the case file is thus in order, the court clerk hands it over to the magistrate of the public prosecutor's office, who immediately sends it to the public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation; the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-56

A procedure using ionising radiation on an asymptomatic person to detect a disease at an early stage may be carried out either as part of organised screening for the disease, or after specific justifi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-55

When an exposure is not justified within the meaning of articles R. 1333-46 and R. 1333-47 but appears necessary for a patient in a particular case, the person requesting the procedure and the person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-52

…surgeon checks that it is justified on the basis of the guide or documents mentioned in article R. 1333-47. In the event of disagreement between the applicant and the person performing the procedure,…

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