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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Transit.

Article 126

1. Goods permanently excluded from the transit procedure shall be designated by decree of the Council of State issued on the report of the Minister for the Economy and Finance. 2. Decrees issued by th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 125

The application initiating proceedings may be made as early as one year before the expiry of the time limits provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 122. The declaration of absence is made at le…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 129

The conciliation shall be attempted, unless specifically provided otherwise, at the place and time that the judge considers favourable and in accordance with the terms that he or she shall determine.T…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-12

…main subject to Testing and, where applicable, to the whereabouts requirements set forth in article L. 232-15, unless he notifies the Agency in writing of his decision to permanently withdraw from com…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 121

1. The Director General of Customs and Excise may authorise the replacement of the acquit-à-caution by any document in lieu thereof, valid for one or more operations and offering the same guarantees.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Transit.

Article 127

1. Transit shipments are carried out under the conditions set out in articles 120 to 124 above. The Director General of Customs and Excise may authorise, by way of derogation from the provisions of 2…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter XI: Legal support measures.

Article 1262

When, after receiving the report provided for in Article L. 271-6 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles (Code on social action and families), the public prosecutor refers the matter to the g…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 123

1. The undertakings given by the guarantors shall be cancelled or the sums deposited shall be reimbursed on the basis of the certificate of discharge given by the customs officers. 2. The Director Gen…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Consultation of the file and issue of copies

Article 1222

The file may be consulted at the court registry by the applicant until the opening or authorisation decision has been handed down or, where a modification of the protection measure, a review or renewa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-2-1

No charges related to payment rejection may be levied by drinking water and wastewater services on natural persons not acting for business purposes who have obtained, for the bill that generated payme…

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