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Showing 301310 of 33794 articles for Art. 3 juin 1956

French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Evidentiary value of regular reports and remedies available to defendants against this legal authority.

Article 338

…y invalidity other than those resulting from the omission of the formalities prescribed by articles 323-1, 324 to 332 and 334 above. 2. However, any seizure of goods not prohibited for import or expor…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Evidentiary value of regular reports and remedies available to defendants against this legal authority.

Article 341

…forgery has not been made within the time limit and in accordance with the forms set out in article 339 above, the case shall be investigated and judged without regard to this.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Evidentiary value of regular reports and remedies available to defendants against this legal authority.

Article 340

1. In the case of an entry of forgery against a report recording the fraud, if the entry is made within the time limit and in the form prescribed by the preceding article and assuming that the means o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article R333-3-3

…league is carried out by a commercial company created pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 333-1, each year this company draws up a report on compliance with competition rules, in particular…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-32

…judicial court; 2° A copy of the articles of association and, where applicable, the internal rules; 3° A list of the association's establishments with an indication of their registered offices; 4° A s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation for damage resulting from the implementation of health measures mentioned in articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 and L. 3135-1

Article R3131-3-3

…e Office shall decide :1° Whether the act in question was performed within the scope of articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 or L. 3135-1 ;2° On the existence of a causal link between the harm suffered by th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-33

…of a conviction, incapacity or disqualification mentioned on bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record; 3° Present guarantees of competence, independence and impartiality; 4° Not be over 75 years of age;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges.

Article L724-3-3

…d after the expiry of a period of one year from an irrevocable decision terminating the proceedings;3° Contains a detailed statement of the alleged facts and grievances;4° Is signed by the litigant an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Transfer to the State responsible for examining the claim

Article L572-3

…y not be initiated in the case of systemic failures in the State in question referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Access to documents

Article R8113-3-3

The right to obtain documents or information from third parties as defined in Article L. 8113-5-2 is exercised, in the context of an investigation into one or more offences constituting illegal employ…

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