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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules.

Article 382

1. Customs judgements and rulings may be enforced by any legal means. 2. Articles 749 to 762 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are also applicable to fines and value confiscation ordered for customs o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special rights reserved for customs.

Article 387

1. When the offences referred to in articles 412, 1° to 5°, 414, 414-2 and 459 have been duly recorded by an official authorised for this purpose, the president of the judicial court may order, at the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…gular document of title or if they are presented under cover of a non-applicable document of title. 3. All import or export authorisation titles (licences or other similar titles) may not, under any c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 382

…is being carried out for another reason, shall have jurisdiction. For the trial of the offence of abandonment of family provided for by article 227-3 of the Criminal Code, the court of the domicile or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative police measures

Article R521-3

…trative authority mentioned in articles L. 521-4, L. 521-5, L. 521-7, L. 521-10, L. 521-12, L. 521-13, L. 521-14, L. 521-16, L. 521-20 and L. 521-23 is the Prefect or, in Paris, the Prefect of Police.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Insurance distribution

Article R511-3

…e to an insurance contract by virtue of his professional activities of the amount of the commission and any other remuneration paid by the insurance undertaking in respect of the contract offered. Thi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-3

The centres provide either outpatient services, individual or group accommodation, or both.

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Disposal of goods confiscated or abandoned by transaction.

Article 390

1. Confiscated or abandoned items are disposed of or destroyed by the customs department in accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the Minister of the Economy and Finance when the confis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-38

…ted electronically with a secure electronic signature under the conditions provided for in Article 1367 of the Civil Code and by Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 issued for its application. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-39

…tasks entrusted to it;2° Having the necessary equipment to protect personnel during the inspection and the necessary materials to carry out the inspection, sampling and analyses on site;3° That the a…

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