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Showing 211220 of 33794 articles for Art. 3 juin 1956

French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Seizures relating to forgery and alteration of consignments.

Article 329

1. If the reason for the seizure is forgery or alteration of consignments, the report shall state the type of forgery, alteration or overprint. 2. The said copies, signed and initialled ne varietur by…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Confiscation of items seized from unknown persons and minutes.

Article 375

1. The customs administration may apply to the judicial court for the confiscation in kind of items seized from unknown persons or individuals who have not been prosecuted due to the insignificance of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-3

I. - Any failure by the persons referred to in 12°, 13°, 14°, 18° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 to comply with the obligations laid down in Sections 3 to 6 of this Chapter, in Chapter II of this Title,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article R4424-32-3

When the technical assistance mission defined by article L. 3232-1-1 is provided by the Corsican local authority or one of its public establishments, the agreement provided for in article R. 3232-1-1…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-3

…p within the deadlines he/she has set in accordance with the procedure laid down in article R. 6251-3 of the same code and draws up the annual report on the operation of the task force.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6123-3-3

…resentatives still to be appointed after application of a to c, designated by the Regional Prefect; 3° Representatives of employee and employer trade unions, on the recommendation of their respective…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-30

…41-1 or to intervene during the criminal composition procedure provided for by Articles 41-2 and 41-3. Natural persons and duly registered associations that have been authorised as mediators by the Pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Health certification and assessment.

Article L1414-3-3

…validate benchmarks for the quality of care and professional practices based on multiple criteria; 3° Disseminating these standards and encouraging their use by all appropriate means; 4° Organising t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Transparency

Article L137-3

…ion on the type and operation of the measures taken by it for the application of III of Article L. 137-2. This obligation is exercised with due regard for business secrecy duly justified by the servic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Transparency

Article L219-3

…nformation on the use of these protected objects, without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 324-8.

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