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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-4

In the event of one or more members of the Board of Directors ceasing to hold office, following a decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to oppose their appointment pursuant…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 48

The customs administration is required to affix to the front of each office, in a conspicuous place, a notice bearing the following words: "Bureau des douanes françaises".

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 49

…sued by the Director General of Customs and Excise set the opening and closing hours of customs offices. 2. However, customs offices may not be open for less than eight hours from 1st April to 30th Se…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 46

1. Customs formalities can only be completed at customs offices. 2. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by order of the Director General of Customs and Excise.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 47

1. Customs offices are established and abolished by orders of the Minister of the Economy and Finance on the proposal of the Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation. 2. When the office is lo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of information, transparency and comparison of tenders

Article L224-42-4

…fering end-users, free of charge, a tool for comparing and evaluating publicly available Internet access service offerings and interpersonal communications service offerings, whether or not based on n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4-4

…ee is the victim of an accident at work, a declaration is sent to the Labour Inspectorate of the place where the accident occurred.This declaration is made, within a time limit and in accordance with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495

I.-The public prosecutor may decide to use the simplified ordonnance pénale procedure for the offences referred to in II of this article where it is clear from the criminal investigation that the char…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 348-4

…r the age of two is valid only if the child has actually been handed over to the child welfare service, except in cases where there is a relationship of kinship or marriage up to and including the six…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-41

…ite the same individual on account of an act prior to the extradition, other than that tried in France, and not connected with that act, the Government shall, if necessary, accede to such request only…

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