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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Land transport.

Article 75

1. All goods imported across land borders must be brought immediately to the next customs office by the most direct route designated by order of the Prefect. 2. They may not be brought into houses or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Institution of proceedings

Article 752

Where representation by a lawyer is mandatory, in addition to the information prescribed in articles 54 and 56, the summons shall contain on pain of nullity: 1° The constitution of the plaintiff's law…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 791

Acceptance up to the net assets gives the heir the advantage: 1° Of avoiding the confusion of his personal property with that of the succession; 2° Of retaining against it all the rights he previously…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 79

The death certificate will state:1° The day, time and place of death;2° The first names, surname, date and place of birth, occupation and domicile of the deceased;3° The first names, surnames, occupat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeals to the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-7

…n requested during the proceedings before the first president of the court of appeal, the applicant and the judicial agent of the State may have copies of the criminal proceedings delivered to them fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration of members of the professions of medical electroradiology manipulator and medical laboratory technician and of graduates not in practice

Article D4354-7

…presented or forwarded by the person concerned. Until the system provided for in article L. 4351-11 and article L. 4352-5 has been implemented, the agency will also verify the authenticity of the docu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IX: Rehabilitation of convicted persons

Article 798

In this case, bulletins no. 2 and no. 3 of the criminal record must not mention the conviction. The judgment granting rehabilitation may, however, order that the conviction be removed from the crimina…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

Article R221-7

…y, if they no longer meet the conditions for registration in the Elite, Senior or Relève categories and if they have a professional integration project.Registration in the Reconversion category is val…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R645-12

At any time during the investigation, the judicial representative or the person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II or III of article L. 812-2 who encounters a difficulty, may request by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article L4222-7

…uivalent from the ministry responsible for higher education, who do not otherwise practise pharmacy and, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 4061-1, pharmacists covered by the provisions o…

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