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Showing 33213330 of 61284 articles for Art. 151 septies A · CE 16 October 2019 n° 417364 · CE 28 June 2013 · BOI-BIC-PVMV-40-20-20-20

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses in regional aid areas.

Article R1511-16

In the regional aid areas delimited by the decree mentioned in article R. 1511-10, local authorities and their groupings may grant aid for business property investment under the conditions set out in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties to patients

Article R4312-16

The consent of the minor or of the person of full age subject to a legal protection measure with personal representation must be obtained if he is capable of expressing his wishes and participating in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-16

In the case provided for in Article R. 1142-15-2, the parties concerned and the insurers of the parties implicated are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt of the date on whic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of the agency

Article 706-161

The agency provides the criminal courts and public prosecutors, at their request or on its own initiative, with guidance as well as legal and practical assistance useful for carrying out planned seizu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-3

The vente en l'état futur d'achèvement is the contract by which the seller immediately transfers to the purchaser his rights over the land and ownership of the existing buildings. Future works become…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Sales.

Article R310-16

Any person engaging in sales on sale shall keep at the disposal of the agents authorised to carry out checks the documents justifying that the goods sold on sale had been offered for sale, and where t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16

When, through repeated actions that jeopardise the safety of persons or property at sporting events, through the commission of a serious act at one of these events, through membership of an associatio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Communication of the appeal and pleadings

Article R532-16

Where the claimant is represented by a lawyer, the procedural acts are carried out in respect of that agent, with the exception of notification of the notice of receipt provided for in Article R. 532-…

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

Article D1332-16

The census procedure initiated by the municipality, as provided for in article L. 1332-1, aims to establish before each bathing season the list of bathing waters subject to the provisions of this sect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R4381-16

A member practising within a société d'exercice libéral set up for the purpose of practising one of the professions referred to in this section may be excluded : a) If he is subject to a sanction enta…

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