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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-3

The rules for preparing candidates for the technical examination are laid down by instruction from the Directorate-General for Customs and Indirect Taxation.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-7

In the month following the examination, the chairman calls a meeting of the jury to allocate the papers to the markers. He sets the date by which the corrected papers must be submitted to the committe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-5

The material organisation of the technical examination relating to the performance of certain judicial police duties by customs officers, and in particular the supply of copies and composition forms a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-8

The secretary of the commission: 1° Ensures that the papers have been double marked by a team comprising a magistrate and a customs official. The result of these double markings is submitted to the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-6

…ents with them. However, they may consult codes or compendia of laws, decrees and circulars; the latter may include references to legislative or regulatory texts as well as articles of doctrine or cas…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe J

…ntent of the contract. (2) 3. Tariffs charged to users and the impact on these tariffs of the parameters or indices that determine their evolution. (3) B. Concession contracts delegating a public serv…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Provisions specific to certain agreements

Article 817 A

…il of the European Communities, to mergers giving entitlement to the special scheme and, for the latter transactions, the cases in which this scheme may be withdrawn.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to offences not giving rise to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-6

As an exception to articles A. 37-2 to A. 37-5, the characteristics of the forms used for offences relating to stopping or parking vehicles which are punishable by articles R. 417-1 to R. 417-6 and R.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-7

…h paragraph of article L. 132-22, the following information is provided to the policyholder:- the interest rate guaranteed by the contract and the interest rate corresponding to the amount allocated t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings

Article A663-3

The services listed in Tables 4-1 to 4-3 of Article Annex 4-7 give rise to the collection of emoluments set in accordance with the respective provisions of sub-section 1 for judicial administrators (T…

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