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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Entering into an innovation partnership

Article R2172-30

…hip on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation. It shall negotiate the initial tenders and all subsequent tenders with a view to improving their content, with the exception of the final t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions.

Article D333-3

A residential leisure park is a site developed and subject to standards pursuant to article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for attachment of the remuneration of public officials

Article L212-3

…Article L. 212-2 does not apply to bonuses granted to military personnel under…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 348

…d, the accounting officer may take precautionary measures in respect of the disputed debt, notwithstanding any dispute concerning the guarantees made in accordance with Article 349. Guarantees may not…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 345

Debts of all kinds established and recovered by the customs administration are the subject of a notice of recovery subject, if necessary, to referral to the judicial judge. The collection notice is is…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 346

…months of receipt. In the case of an application for remission based on the Community Customs Code and falling within the remit of the Commission of the European Communities, this period begins on th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 347

Within two months of receiving the response from the Regional Director of Customs or, in the absence of a response, on expiry of the six-month period provided for in the previous article, the taxpayer…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 349

…ident's decision or the expiry of the time allowed for the president to give a ruling, the taxpayer and the customs accounting officer may appeal to the court of appeal.Where sufficient guarantees hav…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 342

All offences and contraventions provided for by the customs laws may be prosecuted and proven by all legal means even if no seizure has been made within or outside the customs radius or if the goods d…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 344

…t been possible to seize them, to order the payment of a sum equal to the value of the said objects and calculated on the basis of the domestic market price at the time when the fraud was committed.

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