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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 53

1. Customs officers are under the special protection of the law. It is forbidden for any person : a) insult them, ill-treat them or disturb them in the performance of their duties ; b) obstruct them i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Final proceedings before the Police Court

Article 539

If the police court finds that the act constitutes a contravention, it shall impose the penalty, subject to the provisions of the articles 132-59 to 132-70 of the Penal Code and articles 747-3 and 747…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Common provisions

Article 523

Claims relating to the application of articles 514-5,517 and 518 to 522 may only be brought, in the event of an appeal, before the First President ruling in summary proceedings or, in the cases provid…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 58

1. Officers of customs brigades must undertake to leave the customs area for five years in the event of their dismissal, unless they return to the domicile they had in the area before joining the cust…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 565

1. Manufactured tobacco may be imported, introduced and wholesaled in mainland France by any natural or legal person who establishes itself as a supplier with a view to carrying on this activity under…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-53

The surrender of a person who is a French national or who was a French national at the time of the acts covered by the arrest warrant issued by a State that is not a member of the European Union shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-58

For the application of Article 695-46, in the context of the surrender procedures provided for in this section, consent shall be refused to a State that is not a member of the European Union if the of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-52

In the absence of any stipulation to the contrary in the agreement concerned, this Chapter shall apply to requests for surrender between France and a State which is not a member of the European Union…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-55

The second to last paragraphs of Article 695-23 shall not apply to the surrender procedures mentioned in this section. By way of derogation from the first paragraph of the same Article 695-23, the sur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-56

For the implementation of 2° of Article 695-24 in the context of the surrender procedures provided for in this section, the execution of the arrest warrant may be refused if the person sought for the…

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