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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16

The law ensures the primacy of the individual, prohibits any attack on his or her dignity and guarantees respect for the human being from the beginning of his or her life.

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

Article 122

…ment in lieu thereof entails the obligation for the tenderer to comply with the requirements of the laws, decrees, orders and administrative decisions relating to the operation in question.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Recording of offences.

Article 457

…orised to submit export and import postal items to customs control for the purposes of applying the laws and regulations governing financial relations with foreign countries.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title VII: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L471-1

…Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version in force at the time of promulgation of the aforementioned law no. 92-1441 of 31 December 1992.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-37

…y statute to conduct public auctions of tangible movable property and, in the cases provided for by law, by sworn merchandise brokers.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Liability

Article L2216-1

…the mayor in implementing police measures, in circumstances or under conditions not provided for by law.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Institution of proceedings by writ of summons

Article 755

…ons may be reduced by authorisation of the judge. These time limits may also be reduced pursuant to law or regulation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of parents in the absence of a spouse entitled to inherit.

Article 733

The law does not distinguish according to the methods of establishing filiation to determine the parents called to succeed. The rights resulting from adoptive filiation are regulated under adoption.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Carriers by land and water.

Article 1786

…d roulages, and masters of boats and ships, are also subject to special regulations, which make the law between them and other citizens.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Referral to the Police Court

Article 532

…e person to whom it is addressed. It indicates the offence prosecuted and refers to the text of the law that punishes it.

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