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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General and compulsory formalities on pain of nullity of seizure reports.

Article 324

1. (a) As far as circumstances permit, seized goods and means of transport shall be taken to and deposited at the Customs office or post nearest to the place of seizure. Where there are several Custom…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special rights reserved for customs.

Article 387

1. When the offences referred to in articles 412, 1° to 5°, 414, 414-2 and 459 have been duly recorded by an official authorised for this purpose, the president of the judicial court may order, at the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-36

…bligations arising from any contract concluded as part of a system referred to in Article L. 330-1; 4° Financial obligations arising from contracts concluded between one or more clearing houses and on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-37

The assignment of receivables relating to the financial obligations referred to in article L. 211-36 may be relied on as against third parties upon notification of the assignment to the debtor. The as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L2123-30

Retirement pensions already liquidated and rights acquired before 30 March 1992 by elected municipal officials continue to be honoured by the institutions and bodies with which they have been constitu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 23: Animal feed

Article R412-39

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 2° The provisions of Articles 2 to 4, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 5, paragraph 1 of Article 6, Articles 8, 9, 11 to 19, paragraph 1 of Art…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Recovery methods

Article R412-33

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° Les dispositions des articles 1er, 2, des paragraphes 1 à 3, de l'article 9, de l'article 10, de l'article 11 des paragraphes 1 et 2 de l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L812-3

…striking off the register, revocation, withdrawal of authorisation or withdrawal of authorisation; 4° Have not been subject to personal bankruptcy or one of the prohibition or disqualification measur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1232-4-7

The procedures for expressing refusal as defined in article R. 1232-4-4 are the subject of public information provided by the Agence de la biomédecine.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Agenda

Article L2315-30

The agenda for Social and Economic Committee meetings is sent by the Chairman to the Committee members, to the Labour Inspectorate official referred to in Article L. 8112-1 and to the Social Security…

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