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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special rules applicable throughout the customs territory to certain categories of goods.

Article 215 ter

By way of derogation from Article 215a, those who hold or transport the cultural goods or national treasures referred to in Article 38 (4) must, at the first request of the customs officers, produce e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-21

The medical expertise provided for by the purpose of Article 706-115 is to determine whether or not, at the time of the offence, the person concerned was suffering from a mental or neuropsychological…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judgment on liability

Article 849-13

…ion procedure is applied, the contact details of the party or parties to whom each interested party may address their claim for compensation; > The form and content of the claim and the procedure to b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-21

The penalties mentioned in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-21

…e Council is determined by applying the rate of 145% to the reference term mentioned in Article L. 7227-17. It may be increased by 40%, provided that the total amount of the maximum allowances likely…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Implementation of the guarantee

Article R1251-21

…mporary employment contractor is in default, the holder of one of the claims defined in article L. 1251-49 may send the guarantor a request for payment by registered letter with acknowledgement of rec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Reimbursement of expenses incurred in the exercise of a special mandate

Article R2123-22-1

Members of the town council entrusted with special mandates by their assembly may claim, on proof of the actual duration of the trip, firstly, payment of daily allowances intended to reimburse their a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-13

…the board of directors or his representative appointed from among the members of the board; c) Two mayors and two chairmen of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation appointed by the mem…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties.

Article D332-13

Penalties applicable to infringements of the rules governing the movement or parking of motorised vehicles or caravans in a protection forest, outside the roads and areas provided for this purpose, ar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-5

The debtor of an obligation to deliver a certain body is discharged by its delivery to the creditor in the same condition, unless he proves, in the case of deterioration, that the deterioration is not…

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