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Showing 3140 of 54664 articles for Art. Loi 2012-958 of 16 Aug. 2012

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 162

…competence. The persons thus appointed shall take an oath under the conditions laid down in Article 160. Their report will be appended in full to the report referred to in Article 166.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 163

…xamining magistrate or the magistrate appointed by the court shall, if necessary, make an inventory of them in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 97. He lists these seals in a report.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 164

Experts may receive, by way of information and for the sole purpose of carrying out their mission, statements from any person other than the person under investigation, the assisted witness or the civ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial organisational provisions specific to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris

Article R6147-16

…t the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris is carried out under the conditions laid down by Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. The specific terms and c…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Guardianship

Article R411-16

…g to the budget and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. O…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600

I.-The tax for chamber expenses is made up of two contributions: an additional tax on the business property tax (cotisation foncière des entreprises) and an additional tax on the business value added…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-16

…g to the budget and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. D…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers.

Article R2334-16

The calculation of the sums due to the beneficiaries is forwarded by the academic services to the departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public finance responsible for paying the main…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-16

I. - When an exceptional event disrupts the regular operation of a trading venue, the AMF Chairman or his designated representative may suspend all or part of trading for a period not exceeding two co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quater : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the zone known as the "cinquante pas géométriques" in Guadeloupe

Article 1609 C

It is instituted, for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban spaces in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Guadeloupe created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30…

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