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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Evidentiary value of regular reports and remedies available to defendants against this legal authority.

Article 338

1. The courts may not admit against customs reports any invalidity other than those resulting from the omission of the formalities prescribed by articles 323-1, 324 to 332 and 334 above. 2. However, a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-38

The use of the work in the press title, beyond the period provided for in Article L. 132-37, is remunerated, by way of additional remuneration in the form of royalties or salary, under conditions dete…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33

For the application of this Title: 1° The words: "tribunal de grande instance" are replaced by the words: "tribunal de première instance"; 2° In Articles 21-28 and 21-29, the words: "in the department…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-38

An employee whose request for management and youth leader training leave has not been granted due to the conditions mentioned in articles R. 3142-44 and R. 3142-36, benefits from priority for the subs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-38

Where a river basin has transboundary impacts on bathing water quality, Prefect Basin Coordinators shall cooperate with relevant persons in other Member States of the European Union as appropriate in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the Control Committee.

Article D4622-38

The term of office for members of the Control Committee is four years.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Funding and resources

Article D1114-38-1

The financial agreement concluded with the National Union pursuant to II of Article D. 221-35 of the Social Security Code is drawn up on the basis of an annual work programme and a provisional budget.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 33

The jurisdiction of the courts by reason of the subject matter is determined by the rules relating to judicial organisation and by special provisions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-38

The authorisation is issued for a period of five years. It specifies the medical biology tests that the laboratory is authorised to carry out for patients resident in France.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary intervention.

Article 330

An intervention is ancillary when it supports the claims of a party.It is admissible if its author has an interest, for the preservation of his rights, in supporting that party.An intervener in an anc…

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