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Showing 3140 of 57275 articles for Art. 1233 and C. civ. Art. 444

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R444-3

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Access to employment for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L444-2

The tariffs mentioned in Article L. 444-1 take into account the relevant costs of the service provided and reasonable remuneration, defined on the basis of objective criteria.As an exception to the fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Fees charged by bailiffs

Article A444-52

The remissions provided for in the first sentence of the sixth paragraph of Article L. 444-2 are granted under the following conditions:1° Discounts on the right to institute proceedings mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-4

…awal of a lot, in the seller's interest, appearing in number 5 of the table mentioned in article A. 444-1 gives rise to the collection of a fee, payable by the seller, proportional to the figure of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for special local procedural acts in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-40

If, from the customer's request, they are effected within less than 24 hours, the service and summonses mentioned in article A. 444-39 (numbers 144 to 146 of table 3-2) shall give rise to the collecti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Redistribution and inter-professional fund for access to law and justice

Article R444-22

…nationwide coverage of the professions mentioned in the first sentence of paragraph 1 of article L. 444-1 and access to the law for as many people as possible, the interprofessional fund for access to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-182

The acts and formalities relating to the purge procedure give rise to the collection of:1° With regard to the purge offer, half the fees provided for the amicable distribution by Article A. 444-180;2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-8

…the case provided for in I, the service listed under number 13 of the table mentioned in article A 444-1 gives rise to a fixed fee for each postponement.In the case provided for in I, the service lis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-96

The first forward sale of residential premises mentioned in article A. 444-95 (number 60 of table 5) gives rise to the collection:1° On the first deed containing the forward sale contract itself, of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-12

The reimbursement of the expenses mentioned in 2° of article R. 444-3 may be either a flat-rate amount or the actual cost of the expenditure incurred by the professional for the provision of a service…

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