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Showing 91100 of 20693 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 avril 2013 n° 09-10583

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-166

…cree of 28 June 1930 relating to the conditions for application of article 15 of the finance law of 16 April 1930 until the date of approval of the simple management plan. Land acquired after the esta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L784-16

Article L. 641-1, as amended by Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013, is applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L783-16

Article L. 641-1, as amended by Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013, is applicable in New Caledonia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Review procedure

Article R1124-16

…sts for substantial changes provided for in Article 20 of the aforementioned European Regulation of 16 April 2014 shall be sent to the Minister responsible for health using the information system prov…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Advisory Council (R).

Article R2113-16

In the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales et dans les communes déléguées menti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Société civile immobilière d'accession progressive à la propriété (non-trading property company for progressive home ownership)

Article 16

Income from housing let to their members by non-trading property companies for progressive home ownership operating in accordance with articles L. 443-6-2 to L. 443-6-13 of the construction and housin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 166

The judge in charge of carrying out an investigative measure or supervising its execution may order such other investigative measure as would make it appropriate to carry out the one already prescribe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 161

The parties may be assisted during the execution of an investigative measure. They may be excused from attending if the measure does not involve their personal hearing.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Contradiction.

Article 16

The judge must, in all circumstances, observe and observe himself the principle of contradiction. He may not retain, in his decision, the pleas, explanations and documents put forward or produced by t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 163

The public prosecutor may always be present during the execution of investigative measures, even if he is not the main party.

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