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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Chimney sweeping of flues and chimney pipes

Article R1331-70

Chimney sweeping involves the cleaning, by direct mechanical action, of the inside wall of the flue, in order to remove soot and deposits and ensure that the entire length of the flue, including conne…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 740

The parties and their defenders, even if they are foreigners, may, with the judge's permission, ask questions; these must be formulated or translated into French; the same applies to the answers given…

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

Article 718

Notifications or summonses shall be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. When they are made by the court registrar, they may be made by simple bulletin if they are addressed to l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 751

Judicial restraint may not be imposed on persons who were minors at the time of the offence, nor on persons aged sixty-five or over at the time of conviction.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 710

…g to enforcement are brought before the court or tribunal that handed down the sentence; this court may also rectify purely material errors contained in its decisions. In considering these requests, i…

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

Article 707

If the opposing party does not contest within the time limit, the pursuer may ask the verifying clerk to mention this on the verification certificate. This mention is equivalent to a writ of execution…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75

The income from ancillary activities falling within the category of industrial and commercial profits and that of non-commercial profits earned by a farmer subject to an actual taxation system may be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-136-1

…the Penal Code has not been sentenced to socio-judicial supervision, the sentence enforcement judge may order, on the release of this person, if his condition justifies it and after medical advice, an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article R*721-3

…mpetent to determine the country of removal in the event of compulsory enforcement in the following cases:1° When the foreign national, present on French territory, is subject to an administrative ban…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Air transport.

Article 78

…nternational journey must follow the air route imposed on them in order to cross the border. 2 They may only land at customs airports.

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