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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 120

…n-prohibited goods; the guarantee of the guarantee may be replaced by the deposit of duties and taxes.3. Persons liable for value added tax and assimilated taxes or, where applicable, persons who, on…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 124

…e, the customs service may exempt the tenderer and his guarantor from payment of the duties and taxes.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5531-1

…loi can carry out its missions in Wallis and Futuna and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Direct allowances

Article 611-20

…611-22, either for the edition or re-edition of a short cinematographi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R1331-75

A certificate is issued within fifteen working days of completion of each chimney sweeping or maintenance operation. The chimney sweeping certificate specifies the flue(s) swept and certifies that the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article R122-3

…ed number of copies and under the responsibility of the author are considered original works of art within the meaning of the previous paragraph if they are numbered or signed or duly authorised in so…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special allowance agreement for older workers

Article R5123-17

…pulated in 1° of article L. 351-8 of the Social Security Code. The conditions under which it may be combined with a retirement pension and the terms of such combination are determined by decree.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-2

…L. 162-2. The garnishee shall immediately notify the debtor that the s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-2

…ons, as well as the annual report on the activity and management of the public prosecutor's offices within his jurisdiction, provided for in the third paragraph of article 35, before 31 March of the y…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter X: Compensatory interest in the inward processing arrangements.

Article 181 bis

1. Compensatory interest charged in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Community regulations applicable to inward processing arrangements under the suspension system shall be assessed and…

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