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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-21

…under the conditions provided for by articles L. 141-12 to L. 141-18 on a medium authorised to receive legal notices and by means of an insertion in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et comm…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to Wallis and Futuna

Article L423-1

The provisions of articles L. 231-5 and L. 333-9 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 27 bis

…uties may be granted where it is established that, at the time of importation, the goods were defective or did not comply with the terms of the contract under which they were imported. Tax refunds are…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 27

…their new condition. 3. Specific duties, taxes and surcharges are levied without regard to the relative value or degree of preservation of the goods.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-1

…on to be carried out. On pain of nullity, the authorisation of the Public Prosecutor, which may be given by any means, shall be mentioned or placed in the case file and the acts authorised may not con…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 5: Customs controls on postal consignments.

Article 66

…to these offences may be held. This access does not apply to the part of the premises that is for private use. This access takes place between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. or, outside these hours, when access to…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-1 A

In order to establish the offences referred to in articles 414, 414-2, 415 and 459 and, where these are committed by electronic means of communication, to gather evidence and track down the perpetrato…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 5: Customs controls on postal consignments.

Article 66 bis

…stoms territory, including the free zones of Gex and Haute-Savoie, is required to have a representative domiciled in France accredited by the customs and excise administration to carry out the customs…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-2

…isation, under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Chapter V of Title IV of Book I of the Code of Criminal Procedure, of the public prosecutor of the judicial court withi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis

…same provisions apply to surveillance of the routing or transport of objects, goods or products derived from the commission of these offences or used to commit them. The prior information provided fo…

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