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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Summary orders.

Article 490

An interlocutory injunction may be appealed against unless it is issued by the first president of the court of appeal or it was issued as a last resort by reason of the amount or subject matter of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Wines and ciders

Article 434

…y or mead, products that do not meet the definition given, for wine, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999, for other drinks by the decrees in the Council of State taken for the appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-5

The President of the National Council is responsible for awarding contracts. He may delegate this responsibility under the conditions laid down in the internal regulations referred to in article L. 41…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 437

…regarded. If the hearing is continued in its regular form, no nullity based on its previous conduct may subsequently be pronounced, even of his own motion.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to protected adults

Article 416

…blic prosecutor exercise general supervision of protective measures within their jurisdiction. They may visit or have visited protected persons and those who are the subject of an application for prot…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 410-1

When the accused summoned under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article 410 does not appear and the sentence he or she is facing is equal to or greater than two years' imprisonme…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 48

…he civil status data is kept by automated processing satisfying the conditions laid down in Article 40 and implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which may issue copies and extracts.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate

Article 49

…ing judge is responsible for carrying out the information, as set out in Chapter I of Title III. He may not, on pain of nullity, participate in the judgment of criminal cases that he has heard in his…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special procedures for calculating financial penalties.

Article 438

…into at a price higher than the domestic market price at the time when the fraud was committed, it may use this price as a basis for calculating the penalties laid down by this Code according to the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XV: The tax, customs and foreign exchange litigation committee.

Article 461

…observations at the meeting to which it will be invited. To present his observations, the taxpayer may be assisted or represented by an advisor or representative of his choice who is bound by profess…

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