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Showing 21712180 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Suspension of proceedings.

Article 377

Apart from cases where the law so provides, proceedings are suspended by the decision which stays the proceedings, strikes out the case or orders its removal from the roll.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval

Article 353

…pproval.If approval has been refused or has not been granted within the legal time limit, the court may order the adoption if it considers that the applicant(s) are suitable to receive the child and t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 348

If the taxpayer so requests in his dispute, he may be authorised to defer payment of the debt until the dispute has been resolved. The deferment of payment is granted to the taxpayer if the dispute is…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 345

…nistrative authority designated by decree, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles L. 212-1 and L. 212-2 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration.The notice of asses…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 346

…without prejudice to the time limits for remission of duties set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code.The Regional Director of Customs…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 347

…of a response, on expiry of the six-month period provided for in the previous article, the taxpayer may refer the matter to the judicial court.Such referral suspends the limitation period referred to…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 349

…accounting officer of customs relating to the guarantees required of the person liable for payment may be brought, within fifteen days of notification of the reply from the accounting officer of cust…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Distillation sites

Article 320

…all offences committed on the common premises. Professional syndicates or cooperative associations may, however, present for approval by the administration two of their members who shall be jointly a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Distillation sites

Article 319

At the request of town councils or agricultural and distillers' unions, at least one public distillation workshop shall be opened per commune or hamlet, on public sites or premises designated by the r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and organisation of safety information and training

Article R4141-3

…hat of other people working in the establishment. It covers : 1° Traffic conditions in the company; 2° Working conditions; 3° Conduct in the event of an accident or disaster.

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