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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Implementing provisions

Article R4313-12

…f the declaration of incorporation for partly completed machinery; 4° The location and model of the CE marking and other accompanying information; 5° The constituent parts of the technical file for ma…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 124

…ch the prescribed obligations have not been fulfilled shall be liable to the duties and taxes in force on the date of registration of the acquits-à-caution or documents in lieu thereof and the penalti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Delegation, total and partial withdrawal of parental authority, judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 1204

The following shall be summoned to the hearing, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to which the application is attached, at least eight days before the date of the hearing: 1° The pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 124

Sont considérés comme revenus au sens du présent article, lorsqu'ils ne figurent pas dans les recettes provenant de l'exercice d'une profession industrielle, commerciale, artisanale ou agricole, ou d'…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1258

…urisdiction the mandator resides, accompanied by the mandator, unless it is established, by medical certificate, that his presence at the court is incompatible with his state of health.The agent shall…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 120

1. Goods transported in bond or placed under a customs procedure suspending duties, taxes or prohibitions must be covered by an acquit-à-caution.2. The acquit-à-caution shall include, in addition to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Combating eating disorders

Article L3821-12

Articles L. 3231-1 A and L. 3232-9 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 122

…actual amount of the lot in euros.For redemption premiums, the income is determined by the difference between the sum redeemed and the issue rate of the loans under the conditions referred to in 3° o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Hearings

Article R2333-120-52

…agents of the competent administration or call them before the court to provide explanations and, exceptionally, request clarifications from any person present whom one of the parties wishes to hear.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Hearings

Article R2333-120-55

…cause of the challenge or who conscientiously considers that he or she should abstain shall be replaced by another member designated by the chairman of the committee.A party who wishes to challenge a…

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