Article 481
If the court considers that the items placed in the hands of the justice system are useful in establishing the truth or are liable to confiscation, it shall stay the proceedings until it has reached a…
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If the court considers that the items placed in the hands of the justice system are useful in establishing the truth or are liable to confiscation, it shall stay the proceedings until it has reached a…
Where the court is convinced that offers, proposals to buy or sell, or agreements of any kind relating to the objects of fraud have been made or entered into at a price higher than the domestic market…
The Committee invites the taxpayer to submit, within thirty days, any written observations that it deems useful to present in support of its request for a settlement, or to present oral observations a…
The court having territorial jurisdiction shall, unless otherwise provided, be that of the place where the defendant resides. If there are several defendants, the plaintiff shall seise, at his choice,…
The public prosecutor is only required to attend the hearing in cases where he is the principal party, in cases where he represents another party or where his presence is made compulsory by law.In all…
…goods and a fine of between €300 and €3700 where they are not specifically punishable under article 414-2 : 1° any act of smuggling as well as any act of importing or exporting without declaration whe…
1. Any person found by a court of law to have abused a suspensive procedure may, by decision of the Director General of Customs and Excise, be excluded from the temporary admission procedure and be de…
A representative who intends to terminate his mandate shall not be discharged from it until he has informed his principal, the judge and the opposing party of his intention. Where representation is co…
What is prescribed by articles 447,451,454, as regards the mention of the names of judges, 455 (paragraph 1) and 456 (paragraphs 1 and 2) must be observed on pain of nullity. However, no nullity may s…
The individual right to choose a guardian, whether related to the minor or not, belongs only to the last surviving father and mother if he or she has retained, on the day of death, the exercise of par…
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