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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for ships.

Article 192

1. Foodstuffs and provisions not exceeding what is necessary on board ships bound for foreign countries are not subject to customs duties.2. If the quantities to be taken on board appear to be too gre…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for ships.

Article 190

Petroleum products and coal intended for bunkering ships, excluding pleasure craft and sports vessels, sailing at sea or on waterways flowing into the sea as far as the last customs office located ups…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for ships.

Article 193

Foodstuffs taken on board in a port other than the port of departure will be mentioned on the embarkation permit, except, in the event of difficulty in determining quantities, in accordance with the p…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for ships.

Article 194

On the return of a French ship to a port in the customs territory, the captain shall present the embarkation permit he took on departure; any food or provisions remaining shall be unloaded, after decl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The existence of consent

Article 1129

In accordance with article 414-1, you must be of sound mind to validly consent to a contract.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability

Article 1312

Any act that interrupts or suspends prescription in respect of one of the joint and several creditors benefits the other creditors.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability

Article 1314

A claim for interest made against one of the joint and several debtors shall give rise to interest on all of them.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability

Article 1311

Solidarity between creditors enables each of them to demand and receive payment of the entire claim. Payment made to one of them, who owes an account to the others, discharges the debtor in respect of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability

Article 1318

If the debt arises from a matter that concerns only one of the joint and several debtors, that debtor alone is liable to the others. If he has paid it, he has no recourse against his co-debtors. If th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability

Article 1310

Solidarity is legal or contractual; it cannot be presumed.

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