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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 6: Restrictions on entry, exit, tonnage and packaging.

Article 24

…n customs offices and designate those through which certain customs operations must be carried out; 2° Decide that certain goods may only be imported or exported by ships of a specific tonnage and fix…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…to the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSIONS RESULTING FROM L. 1621-1 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 1621-2 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 1621-3…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions.

Article 258

…eloupe, French Guiana and Martinique;c) Between ports in the departments of Mayotte and La Réunion. 2° The administrative authority may reserve, under conditions laid down by decree, for the vessels m…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to oral proceedings

Article 446-2

When the proceedings are adjourned to a later hearing, the judge may organise the exchanges between the parties appearing. After having heard their opinions, the judge may thus set the time limits and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of acquiring French nationality

Article 22-3

However, a French child under article 22-1 and who was not born in France has the option of repudiating this status during the six months preceding his majority and during the twelve months following…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of acquiring French nationality

Article 22-1

A minor child, one of whose parents acquires French nationality, becomes French ipso jure if he or she has the same habitual residence as that parent or if he or she resides alternately with that pare…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Changes of forenames and surnames.

Article 61-2

The change of name extends automatically to the beneficiary's children when they are under thirteen.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-2

…record shall state the capacity of the person objecting and the grounds for the objection. It reproduces the legislative provisions on which the objection is based. The act of objection is signed, on…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules applicable to contracting entities

Article R2161-21

The minimum time limit for receipt of applications is fifteen days from the date on which the contract notice is sent or, where the call for competition is made by means of a periodic indicative notic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules applicable to contracting entities

Article R2161-23

The contracting entity may award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation, provided that it has indicated in the contract notice or in the invitation to confirm interest th…

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