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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative liability.

Article 402

…er month of the value of the objects seized, from the time of the seizure until the time they were handed over or offered to him.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative liability.

Article 401

The customs administration is liable for the acts of its employees, in the performance of and by reason of their duties only, unless it has recourse against them or their sureties.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Imports

Article 293 A quater

…the import declaration.II.-The following may opt, where they are not designated as the taxpayer by 1° to 3° of 2 of Article 293 A:1° In the case of distance selling of imported goods, the taxable per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Undeclared work.

Article L8271-7

Infringements of the prohibitions on undeclared work set out in Article L. 8221-1 are investigated by the officials mentioned in Article L. 8271-1-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and management

Article L224-3

…to the acquisition of financial securities offering sufficient protection for the savings invested and appearing on a list established by regulation, taking into account the financial management proc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-1-1

Each member is entitled to one vote, without the Articles of Association being able to derogate from this rule.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital variable d'actionnariat salarié (open-ended investment companies with employee share ownership)

Article L214-166

…y the company or by any company affiliated to it under the conditions set out in articles L. 3344-1 and L. 3344-2 of the Labour Code. The fourth and fifth paragraphs of II of article L. 214-165 of thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-165

The future employment contract is concluded in the form of, depending on the case : 1° In the case of an employer mentioned in 2° or 3° of Article L. 5134-111, a fixed-term employment support contract…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for recognition of a field of specialisation

Article R6213-1

The application for recognition, provided for in 1° of Article L. 6213-2, is submitted by a person who, for two of the last ten years, has practised medical biology, under the conditions provided for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° ter: Special provisions for urban renewal projects covered by an agreement with the National Agency for Urban Renewal (ANRU)

Article 1384 G

New constructions allocated to the main dwelling resulting from demolition operations and reconstitution of the supply of social rental housing demolished under the conditions provided for in articles…

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