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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 389

…oluntary appearance of the person to whom it is addressed.It indicates the offence being prosecuted and refers to the text of the law which punishes it.Where the accused is detained, the judgment must…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liens and mortgages, subrogation.

Article 380

Producers, importers, refiners, distributors, wholesalers of mineral oils, derivatives and residues, as well as garage distributors and fuel retailers benefit, for the recovery of the part of their cl…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liens and mortgages, subrogation.

Article 379

1. For the recovery of taxes of all kinds and assimilated taxes, confiscations, fines and restitutions provided for in this code, public accountants benefit from the Treasury's lien provided for in ar…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liens and mortgages, subrogation.

Article 381

1. Any natural or legal person who has paid, on behalf of a third party, duties, fines or taxes of any kind for which the Customs are responsible for recovery, shall be subrogated to the Customs' lien…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Obligations of manufacturers and merchants

Article 303

…he start of the manufacture or trade, to make a declaration of his profession to the administration and to designate the number, nature and capacity of the apparatus or portions of apparatus that he h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Obligations of manufacturers and merchants

Article 304

…ter which may be required to be produced by the administration's agents, his successive productions and acceptances, as well as the names and residences of the persons to whom he has delivered, in wha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European standardised information sheet

Article R313-4

…or credit intermediary provides to the borrower in the form of the sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7, the model for which is appended to this code, covers: 1° The lender; 2° The credit intermedia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formal notice prior to the official report.

Article L4721-4

…the employer formal notice to comply with the requirements of the decrees mentioned in articles L. 4111-6 and L. 4321-4.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-4

…presentatives of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status and their alternates are elected by the college of presidents of public establishments of inter-muni…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-4

The characteristics of the notice of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 are as follows: I.-On the left-hand side, details are given of the issuing department, the nature, place and date of the off…

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