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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Land transport.

Article 77

1. Every driver of goods must, on arrival at the customs office, submit to the customs department, by way of summary declaration, a waybill indicating the items he is carrying. 2. Prohibited goods mus…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 704

The parties may, in the event of difficulties, request, without form, from the registrar of the court having jurisdiction pursuant to Article 52, to verify the amount of costs mentioned in Article 695…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 740

The parties and their defenders, even if they are foreigners, may, with the judge's permission, ask questions; these must be formulated or translated into French; the same applies to the answers given…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 741

The assigned judge is required to inform the assigning court, at its request, of the place, day and time at which the execution of the letter rogatory will take place; the foreign assigning judge may…

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

Article 754

The court is seised, at the request of either party, by delivering a copy of the summons to the registry. Provided that the date of the hearing is notified more than fifteen days in advance, the summo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 705

The court clerk verifies the amount of the costs after, if necessary, making the necessary adjustments to bring the account into line with the tariffs. He shall deliver or send by simple letter to the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 715

The appeal shall be lodged by delivering or sending to the registry of the court of appeal a note setting out the grounds for the appeal.On pain of inadmissibility of the appeal, a copy of this note s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article 748

The execution of letters rogatory shall take place without charge or tax. However, the sums due to witnesses, experts, interpreters and any person giving assistance in the execution of the letters rog…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 708

A person who intends to contest the audit may always submit an application for a tax order himself; he may also do so through his representative. The application is made orally or in writing to the re…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 746

The decision by which the judge refuses to execute a letter rogatory, cancels the acts recording its execution, reports the measures he has taken or refuses to report them must state the reasons.The p…

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