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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

1. For the purposes of this Code, all goods the import or export of which is prohibited on any grounds whatsoever, or subject to restrictions, quality or packaging rules or special formalities, are de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-31

I.-The entity responsible for issuing the unique identifiers referred to in II of Article L. 3512-23 is designated by order of the Minister for Customs. II.-The Minister responsible for customs shall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…he Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice as an expert.

Article R4127-353

…fe must recuse herself if she considers that the questions put to her do not relate to the practice of midwifery. In drafting her report, the expert midwife must only reveal information likely to prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice as an expert.

Article R4127-352

No midwife may be both expert midwife and treating midwife for the same patient. In the event of a legal appraisal or in other cases, unless the parties agree, a midwife must not accept an appraisal a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice as an expert.

Article R4127-351

…xpert midwife must, before undertaking any expert examination, inform the patient she is to examine of her mission.

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

Article 386

If the effects and papers of accountants are sealed, the revenue and other registers for the current year must not be sealed. The said registers are simply stopped and initialled by the judge, who han…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Conflict of laws relating to divorce and legal separation

Article 309

Divorce and legal separation are governed by French law: - where both spouses are of French nationality; - where both spouses are domiciled on French territory; - where no foreign law recognises juris…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Fees

Article R623-35

If the owner of the plant variety certificate has lodged an appeal with the Paris Court of Appeal against the decision of the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national pla…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-30

The producer's safeguard or receivership proceedings do not result in the termination of the audiovisual production contract. Where the production or exploitation of the work is continued pursuant to…

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