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Showing 61–70 of 30322 articles for “Art. 13 mai 2020”
A party who fails to return the communicated documents may be compelled to do so, possibly under penalty.
A debtor may, with the agreement of the creditor, assign his debt.The assignment must be evidenced in writing, on pain of nullity.
The creditor is entitled to the performance of the obligation; he may compel the debtor to do so under the conditions laid down by law.
It may be substituted for writing by judicial confession, decisive oath or prima facie evidence in writing corroborated by another means of proof.
The bailiff may take all necessary steps to affix the seals. He shall affix the seals by means of his seal.
A confession is the statement by which a person acknowledges as true a fact likely to produce legal consequences against him.It may be judicial or extrajudicial.
Novation by change of creditor requires the debtor's consent. The latter may, in advance, agree to the new creditor being designated by the first creditor.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 145, an expert may be appointed during the proceedings to estimate the property or propose the composition of the lots to be distributed.
Unsealing may be requested by persons entitled to request that it be affixed, and by the administration in charge of estates when it has been entrusted with managing the estate.
In the absence of a known heir, the realisation may, on the expiry of a period of two years from the drawing up of the inventory, be undertaken without authorisation.
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