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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Export.

Article 83

1. Goods intended for export must be taken to a customs office or to a place designated by the customs service. 2. On land borders, it is forbidden for carriers to take any route intended to bypass or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 844

The second paragraph of Article 470-1 reads as follows: "However, where it appears that liable third parties must be implicated, the court shall refer the case, by a decision not subject to appeal, to…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Air transport.

Article 80

1. The captain of the aircraft must present the manifest to customs officers at the first request. 2 He must submit this document, as a summary declaration, to the customs office at the airport, toget…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L634-2

The procedure established, pursuant to I of Article 8 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life, by the persons mentioned…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Agents appointed by agreement.

Article 813

The heirs may, by mutual agreement, entrust the administration of the estate to one of them or to a third party. The mandate is governed by articles 1984 to 2010. When at least one heir has accepted t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial administration measures

Article 851

The judge responsible for supervising the execution of measures of inquiry, appointed under the conditions of Article 155-1, is competent to supervise the investigative measures ordered in summary pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 823

For the application of the provisions of Article 145 in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the examining magistrate may order the provisional incarceration of the person under investigati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-5-1

…f value 12 units of value-a penalty-repair sentence pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article 131-8-1 of the Criminal Code-the measures provided for in 1° to 5° and 8° to 12° of article 41-2 propose…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 831

The judge may, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 446-1, exempt a party who so requests from attending a subsequent hearing. In this case, the judge organises exchanges between the par…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 866

The first paragraph of Article 706-103 reads as follows:"In the event of an investigation into one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73, 706-73-1 and 706-74 and in order to guar…

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