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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Management by the social and economic committee

Article R2312-38

The occupational health service and the social service are managed under the conditions laid down in Titles II and III of Book VI of Part Four.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Management by the social and economic committee

Article R2312-37

The Social and Economic Committee participates, under the conditions set out in article R. 2312-39, in the management of social and cultural activities which have legal personality. However, it superv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-3

…isputes relating to the granting of authorisation, where required, for the simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission of an item protected by one of the rights defined in this Title.Failing…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-7

Articles 63-5 and 63-6 and the first paragraph of article 63-7 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are applicable in the event of customs detention. The security measures referred to in article 63-6 of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-2

…the customs investigation. Authorisation is granted under the conditions set out in II of article 63 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-10

…mitting a customs offence, customs detention takes place under the conditions set out for detention and police custody in articles L. 311-1 to L. 311-5, L. 411-1 and L. 413-1 to L. 413-15 of the Frenc…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-4

…safeguarded. The Public Prosecutor may visit the premises to verify the conditions of the detention and obtain the minutes and registers provided for this purpose.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-1

Customs officers may only arrest and detain a person if they are caught in the act of committing a customs offence punishable by a prison sentence and if this measure is justified by the needs of the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-5

Under the conditions and subject to the reservations defined in articles 63-2 to 63-4-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the person placed in customs detention has the right to be examined by a doct…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-9

At the end of the customs detention, the public prosecutor may order that the detained person be brought before him, a judicial police officer or a customs officer authorised under article 28-1 of the…

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