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Showing 39013910 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 423

The following constitute undeclared imports or exports 1° Imports or exports by customs offices without an accounting declaration or under cover of an accounting declaration not applicable to the good…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Third class

Article 416

The occupier of the premises is liable to a fine of 50,000 euros, or 5% of the duties and taxes evaded or compromised or of the value of the object of the fraud, whichever amount is higher, for obstru…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of the customs service.

Article 44

1. The customs radius comprises a maritime zone and a land zone.2. The maritime zone is comprised between the coastline and an outer limit located at sea 12 nautical miles measured from the baselines…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Second class.

Article 411

1. A fine of between one and two times the amount of duties and taxes evaded or compromised shall be imposed for any infringement of the provisions of the laws and regulations that the customs adminis…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 410

…or exports where the purpose or effect of the infringement is not to obtain a refund, exemption, reduced duty or financial advantage;e) Breaches of the provisions of article 293 A, section 3 of the G…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Second class.

Article 415

Those who, by export, import, transfer or set-off, carry out or attempt to carry out a financial transaction between France and a foreign country involving funds that they knew to be derived, directly…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 414

…which he has free disposal, the confiscation of goods and assets that are the direct or indirect product of the offence and a fine of between one and two times the value of the object of fraud, any ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members

Article R5211-4

The methods for calculating the maximum allowances received for the actual performance of the duties of president and vice-president of one of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biological diagnosis performed on cells taken from an in vitro embryo

Article R162-44

…en after a reasoned opinion from the prenatal diagnosis section of the national commission for reproductive medicine and biology and prenatal diagnosis, which takes particular account of the training,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-4

Chapter I, sections 2 and 3 of chapter II and chapter III of title VII of book IV of the code de l'action sociale et des familles (social action and family code) are applicable to public or private he…

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