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Showing 471480 of 27870 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-10-2013 n° 12-19.352

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 Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion

Article R6523-16

I. -Articles R. 6123-3-3, R. 6123-3-4 and R. 6123-3-10 do not apply. II.-For the application of article R. 6123-3-9, the words "national and" are deleted.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions

Article R7422-16

Failure to comply with the provisions of the first to third paragraphs of article L. 7422-9 and article L. 7422-10 or the regulations adopted for their application is punishable by a fourth-class fine…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-16

When the request for exoneration or the complaint is accompanied by the information provided for in b of 1° of Article 529-10, it specifies the surname, first names, sex, date of birth and address of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Control.

Article L1271-16

Information relating to the persons mentioned in 1° and 3° of the A of article L. 1271-1 paid by pre-financed universal service vouchers under the conditions defined in article L. 1271-12 is communica…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-16

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-16 in respect of the task of collecting and distributing dividends laid down by the plan (number 4 of table 4-2) is set in proportion to the cumulative amount of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Sickness and maternity insurance for non-agricultural self-employed workers

Article 1069

I. - Documents relating to the application of loi n° 66-509 du 12 juillet 1966 relative à l'assurance maladie et à l'assurance maternité des travailleurs non salariés des professions non agricoles, ar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Examination of the application

Article 1220

The guardianship judge may, in all cases where he or she is obliged or considers it useful to hear the person to be protected or protected, travel throughout the jurisdiction of the court of appeal as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4234-16

Where the complaint or submissions are inadmissible on grounds that can be remedied in the course of the proceedings, the court may reject them by noting the inadmissibility of its own motion until it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobile emergency and resuscitation unit

Article D6124-16

The emergency medical aid structure has in particular : 1° A room equipped with telecommunications allowing it to be in permanent contact with the SAMU and its own intervention teams; 2° When it has t…

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