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Showing 2130 of 43003 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-3-2017 n° 16-13.063

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-16

By way of derogation from Chapters I to V of Subtitle I of this Title, adults accused of a crime punishable by fifteen years or twenty years of criminal imprisonment, when it is not committed in a sta…

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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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-16

By way of exception and at the reasoned request of the beneficiary, the periods provided for in articles…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-16

The operations, mentioned in article 79-IV of the local civil code applicable to the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, of mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16-3

The measures taken under articles L. 332-11, L. 332-13, L. 332-14, L. 332-16, L. 332-16-1 and L. 332-16-2 are the subject of an annual public report by the departments of the Ministry of the Interior.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Members of the joint regional interprofessional committee

Article L2412-16

The fixed-term employment contract of an employee who is a member of the regional cross-industry joint committee referred to in Article L. 23-111-1 may only be terminated before its term due to seriou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the committee provided for in article 16-2

Article R15-16

The commission's decision may be referred to the Court of Cassation for breach of the law.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties levied

Article D3512-16-3

The public establishment mentioned in article L. 3512-15 may commission approved laboratories to carry out the analyses mentioned in the same article.The costs of these analyses shall be borne by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-16

I. - The eligible financial securities mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 214-24-55 meet the following conditions: 1° The potential loss to which the general-purpose investment fund is exposed as a re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-16

Variable remuneration shall not be paid by means of financial instruments or methods that facilitate non-compliance with the provisions of Titles I and III of Book V of this Code or with Regulation (E…

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