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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 162

If the experts ask to be enlightened on a question outside their speciality, the judge may authorise them to be assisted by named persons specially qualified by their competence. The persons thus appo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Obligations of the purchaser.

Article 1653

…has just cause to fear that he will be disturbed by an action, either mortgage or revendication, he may suspend payment of the price until the seller has put an end to the disturbance, if he prefers n…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warranty of defects in the goods sold.

Article 1648

…the action must be brought, on pain of foreclosure, within one year of the date on which the seller may be relieved of the defects or apparent lack of conformity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-17

…ioned in a) is not included in the processing mentioned in Article R. 2143-10, any information that may contribute to the identification of third-party donors, including registration numbers in the na…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Other duties, taxes and fees levied on behalf of local authorities and other bodies

Article 1647

…e tax on the distance travelled on the concessionary motorway network referred to in article L. 421-175 of the code of taxes on goods and services.VII.For assessment and collection costs, the State le…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 169

…designated by order of the Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance and the ministers responsible may be imported under the temporary admission procedure, under the conditions laid down in this chap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Private circles

Article 1655

…ax regime for wines and if their members are the only ones allowed to consume. On the advice of the mayor of the municipality and on the proposal of the prefect, a full licence, attached to the club a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 169

…be dispensed with or that the case will be adjourned to a later date. In the latter case, the court may prescribe any measure it deems useful with regard to the expert opinion.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 160

…d the court clerk. In the event of an impediment, the reasons for which must be specified, the oath may be received in writing and the letter of oath shall be attached to the record of the proceedings…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638

…erent tax rates, with regard to each of the taxes levied pursuant to 1° to 4° of I of Article 1379, may be applied, depending on the territory of the pre-existing communes, during a transitional perio…

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