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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Transfer.

Article 728-62

…transfer, other than that for which he was transferred, unless he is in one of the following cases: 1° Having had the opportunity to do so, he or she has not left the national territory within forty-f…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Land transport.

Article 75

1. All goods imported across land borders must be brought immediately to the next customs office by the most direct route designated by order of the Prefect. 2. They may not be brought into houses or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Verification and recovery of costs.

Article 713

…gistrar. When it is subject to appeal, notification of the order shall contain, on pain of nullity: 1. A statement that the order will become enforceable if it is not appealed against within the time…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-7

…the obligation to connect to the public wastewater collection network in application of article L. 1331-1 may be required by the municipality, the Lyon metropolitan area, the public inter-municipal c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVIII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by legal persons

Article 706-45

…udge may place the legal entity under judicial supervision under the conditions set out in articles 139 and 140 by subjecting it to one or more of the following obligations:

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations for the purposes of amending and supplementary registrations.

Article R123-71

The provisions of article R. 123-66 do not apply:1° To the updating of references made, in the main registration, to secondary registrations: in this case, the corrective entry is made automatically b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Continuing vocational training for young people under the age of twenty-six (R).

Article R4332-7

For the determination of the expenditure incurred by the State in 1998 in respect of training initiatives for young people under the age of twenty-six pursuant to II b of Article 82 of Law no. 83-8 of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-70

The surveillance and intervention arrangements to be put in place for each establishment take account of the types of activities offered for instruction by the establishment concerned and the skills o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 14: Limitation period.

Article L511-78

All actions arising from the bill of exchange against the acceptor shall be barred after three years from the due date. The bearer's actions against the endorsers and against the drawer shall be barre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Cardiac surgery.

Article R6123-74

Authorisation to carry out cardiac surgery may only be granted or renewed if the health establishment or health cooperation group can demonstrate, for cardiac surgery, for each site, an annual activit…

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