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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: General customs regulations.

Article 26

1. Unless otherwise provided for herein, the conditions for the application of this Code relating to the application of duties are laid down by orders of the Minister for the Economy and Finance. 2. T…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Smuggling.

Article 422

Except in the case of death, failure to re-import animals sent for grazing abroad under the conditions set out in article 180 above is deemed to be smuggling if the animals are in the category of thos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8-3

In all cases where the provisions relating to companies and financial securities require the surname, first names and domicile of the holder of the security to be indicated, and for all transactions c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-37

In all cases where the provisions relating to companies and financial securities require the surname, first names and domicile of the holder of the security to be indicated, and for all transactions c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Changes to the employment contract giving rise to ten or more refusals.

Article L1233-25

Where at least ten employees have refused to accept a change to an essential element of their employment contract, proposed by their employer for one of the economic reasons set out in Article L. 1233…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exercise of the mandate.

Article L1442-3

Industrial tribunal members are appointed for four years. Their term of office is automatically terminated in the event of loss of French nationality for any reason whatsoever.When the term of office…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-5

A report on the risk of exposure to lead identifies any coatings containing lead and, where applicable, summarises the factors affecting the condition of the building. The report is accompanied by an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D213-14

The distributor or, in the case provided for in article L. 213-33, the line producer, has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 213-35 to submit its written ob…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D251-4

The distributor or, in the case provided for in article L. 251-10, the line producer has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 251-11 to submit its written obs…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-30

The application for provisional approval is submitted by the video game creation company. If the video game is created jointly, it is the responsibility of each game creation company to submit an appl…

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