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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 426

The following are deemed to be undeclared imports or exports of prohibited goods:1° any infringement of the provisions of article 38-3 above as well as the fact of having obtained or attempted to obta…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-7

…R. 162-2 and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-22

…211-3; 2° To the production of audiovisual works, as provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Declaration and approval of organisations

Article L7232-4

…L. 313-1-1 du code de l'action sociale et des familles, the serviced…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article R513-21

Within the meaning of Article L. 515-38, the risk assessment methods used by a credit institution, finance company or insurance company included in the scope of consolidation of the housing finance co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-39

This water is considered to comply with the quality limits set by the order mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1321-38 when the following rules are complied with:1° The water samples are t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5-2

In application of 11° of Article 4 of Decree no. 2009-707 of 16 June 2009 as amended relating to the decentralised departments of the Directorate-General of Public Finance and by derogation from Artic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article Annexe à l'article A121-1

Art. 1At each annual due date of the contract, the premium payable by the insured is determined by multiplying the amount of the reference premium, as defined in Article 2, by a coefficient known as t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Return of products to the country of origin.

Article 470

The goods referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Article 38 imported into the customs territory in breach of the provisions prohibiting importation may be returned to the country of origin. In the event o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-4-1

Continuing professional training is compulsory for natural persons who manage voluntary sales of furniture by public auction, within the meaning of article L. 321-9. The Conseil d'Etat decree provided…

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