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Showing 121130 of 30018 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. – 6 July 2016 – no. 15-21.811

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 151

The examining magistrate may request by letter rogatory any judge of his court, any examining magistrate or any officer of the judicial police, who shall in this case notify the public prosecutor, to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

…transporting natural gas, other hydrocarbons and chemical products provided for in article 1519 HA ;6° (Repealed).II.-.The départements may collect the taxe d'aménagement under the conditions provided…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-15

Position limits and position management controls shall be transparent and non-discriminatory, shall state how they apply to persons and shall take into account the nature and composition of market par…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1572

The final patrimony includes all property belonging to the spouse on the day the matrimonial property regime is dissolved, including, where applicable, that which he or she would have disposed of mort…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The procedure for approving a partial agreement and adjudicating the residual dispute

Article 1560

…ll be accompanied by the participatory procedure agreement, the documents provided for in Article 2063 of the Civil Code, where applicable, the technician's report, as well as the documents communicat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1503

…the communal direct tax commission draw up the list of reference premises referred to in article 1496, determine their weighted surface area and establish the corresponding assessment rates. The tax d…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Referral to advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-15

Referrals to the committee may be made by the purchaser or by the contract holder.Referrals shall be made by means of a detailed note setting out the grounds for the dispute and, where appropriate, th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1578

…ed for in the article 229-1 of the Civil Code, to issue the notarial acts provided for in articles 46 and 317 of the Civil Code, or to receive consent to medically assisted procreation as provided for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Permanent rules

Article 1511

…ferred to in article 1510 have not been set by the departmental commission provided for in article 1651, the mayor, duly authorised by the municipal council, is entitled to challenge them before the c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1504

…ntioned in I of article 1498, the departmental commission on rental values provided for in article 1650 B has a period of three months from the date on which it receives the preliminary drafts drawn u…

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