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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The National Council

Article R821-40

The National Council elects from among its members by secret ballot, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the last two paragraphs of Article R. 821-58 and for four years, a chairman, a vice-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Optional or exceptional acts

Article 284

…e of the additional information shall be filed at the registry and attached to the record of the proceedings. They shall be made available to the public prosecutor and the parties, who shall be notifi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: The audit incident.

Article 288

…y out the handwriting verification in the light of the elements available to him after having, if necessary, enjoined the parties to produce any documents to be compared with him and had samples of ha…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 289

Goods placed in free zones may be subject to:1° Loading, unloading, transhipment or storage operations ;2° Handling as provided for in article 153-1 above;3° Processing, working or additional labour,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-40

Where, in an investigation concerning one of the crimes or offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1, knowledge of this information is likely to seriously endanger the life or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the Government Commissioner

Article R112-28

The Government Commissioner has the general task of verifying the compliance of the actions undertaken by the National Sports Agency with the missions set out in article L. 112-10 and the strategy def…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Optional or exceptional acts

Article 283

The President, if the investigation appears to him to be incomplete or if new information has come to light since its closure, may order any acts of information that he deems useful. This is done eith…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285

(1) (Repealed)2. In the case of imports of a non-commercial nature, the customs administration may levy flat-rate import duties other than value added tax and internal taxes on goods sent in small con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-40

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 2324-41, the multidisciplinary team referred to in article R. 2324-38 includes one or more professionals holding a State diploma in nursery nursing…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The expert's opinion.

Article 282

If the opinion does not require written developments, the judge may authorise the expert to present it orally at the hearing; a record of this shall be drawn up. However, the minutes may be replaced b…

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