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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Vigilance of the health products mentioned in 18° and 19° of Article L. 5311-1

Article R5232-18

When informed of an incident, the Director General of the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé will arrange for it to be assessed. As part of this assessment, he will carry out…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1812

1. Infringements of the law of 16 March 1915, amended by that of 17 July 1922 relating to the prohibition of the manufacture, wholesale and retail sale and circulation of absinthe and similar liqueurs…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 189

The parties shall be questioned in each other's presence unless circumstances require them to be questioned separately. They must be confronted if one of the parties so requests. Where the appearance…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Personal checks by the judge.

Article 181

The judge may, in the course of the verification operations, at the hearing or in any other place, be assisted by a technician, hear the parties themselves and any person whose hearing appears to be u…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Personal checks by the judge.

Article 183

The judge who is carrying out another investigative measure may, even if he or she is not a member of the trial panel, carry out such personal checks as may be appropriate in order to carry out that m…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 188

The personal appearance may always take place in chambers.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 187

The judge, in making the order, shall fix the place, day and time of the personal appearance, unless it is made forthwith.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 186

When the personal appearance is ordered by a panel, the panel may decide that it will take place before one of its members. When it is ordered by the judge in charge of the investigation, the latter m…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 184

The judge may, in any matter, summon the parties or one of them to appear personally.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Personal checks by the judge.

Article 182

Minutes shall be drawn up of the findings, assessments, evaluations, reconstructions or statements. The drafting of the minutes may, however, be replaced by a mention in the judgment if the case is im…

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