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Showing 131140 of 34514 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-5-2016 n° 15-13.851

French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Local mining tax

Article 1519

I. - A royalty is levied, for the benefit of the communes, on each net tonne of the conceded product extracted by mine concessionaires, amodiataires and sous-amodiataires of mining concessions, by hol…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment of social security contributions

Article 122-12

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée will ensure that the beneficiaries of financial aid comply with their obligations towards the bodies responsible for collecting the social security c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 121

The minutes of questioning and confrontation are drawn up in the forms provided for in articles 106 and 107.If an interpreter is used, the provisions of Article 102 shall apply. If the person under in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 120

The investigating judge directs the questioning, confrontations and hearings. The public prosecutor and the lawyers for the parties and the assisted witness may ask questions or make brief observation…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1249

The decision by which the guardianship judge places an adult under court protection pursuant to Article 433 of the Civil Code is notified to the applicant and the protected adult and is forwarded to t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1250

The persons mentioned in Articles 1230 and 1230-1 may appeal against the decision by which the guardianship judge appoints a substitute decision-maker by application of the second paragraph of article…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1252

When the assets of an adult placed under court protection are in danger of being jeopardised, the public prosecutor or the guardianship judge may take any protective measures and, in particular, reque…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1248

The declaration for the purposes of legal protection provided for by Article L. 3211-6 of the Public Health Code is sent to the public prosecutor for the place of treatment. Where appropriate, the lat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1251

The public prosecutor who receives the declaration for the purposes of safeguarding justice provided for by article L. 3211-6of the Public Health Code or the decision of the guardianship judge provide…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1545

…the allocation of costs between the parties subject to the dispositions de l'article 123 du décret n° 2020-1717 du 28 décembre 2020 lorsque l'une des parties bénéficie de l'aide juridictionnelle. If…

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