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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Guarantee of gold, silver and platinum materials

Article 548

Works imported from a non-EU country must be presented to the customs authorities for customs clearance. After the responsibility stamp has been affixed at the importer's premises, the works are then…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-2-5

Failure to comply with the one-month time limit provided for in 2° of Article D. 45-2-3 or the four-month period provided for in article D. 45-2-4 does not constitute a ground of nullity preventing th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R1435-9-11

The contract for the commencement of practice complies with a standard contract laid down by order of the Minister for Health and the Minister for Social Security. In particular, it sets out the terms…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55

I.-The amounts of the fee provided for in 1° of 1 of I of Article L. 5141-8 for marketing authorisation applications under a national procedure, a mutual recognition procedure or a decentralised proce…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…enal Code, when its object is a crime or an offence mentioned in 1°, 2° and 2° ter of this article; 5° Offence provided for in Article 434-6 of the Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the resolution procedure

Article L613-57-1

I. - When it orders the transfer of part of the assets, rights and obligations of a person subject to resolution proceedings to another entity or when it implements a measure provided for in II of Art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for admission to the profession and to other judicial and legal professions

Article R742-35

The Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice may, on a proposal from the commission provided for in Article R. 742-36, grant the clerk referred to in Article R. 742-33 a partial exemption from the tra…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties for intermediaries

Article L354-4

The following are applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in articles L. 354-1 and L. 354-5, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-6

Decrees in the Council of State shall, where necessary, lay down the terms and conditions for applying the provisions of articles L. 2123-2 to L. 2123-5. In particular, they specify the limits within…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Legal proceedings.

Article L1251-59

Representative trade union organisations may bring all legal actions resulting from the application of this chapter on behalf of an employee without having to provide proof of a mandate from the perso…

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