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Showing 110 of 50871 articles for Art. 1341-2 · Cass. com. 12 January 1988

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the mandate.

Article 1988

The mandate conceived in general terms embraces only acts of administration. If it involves alienation or hypothecation, or some other act of ownership, the mandate must be express.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Actions available to the creditor

Article 1341-2

The creditor may also act in his own name to have acts performed by his debtor in fraud of his rights declared unenforceable against him, provided that he establishes, in the case of an act for valuab…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section III: The surviving spouse's option.

Article 1341

In the case provided for by article 758-3 of the Civil Code, the successor spouse is invited to exercise the option available to him or her under article 757 of the same code by registered letter with…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Actions available to the creditor

Article 1341

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.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Actions available to the creditor

Article 1341-3

In cases determined by law, the creditor may act directly in payment of his claim against a debtor of his debtor.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Actions available to the creditor

Article 1341-1

Where the failure of the debtor to exercise his rights and actions of a proprietary nature compromises the rights of his creditor, the latter may exercise them on behalf of his debtor, with the except…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-12

…operations may record personal data of the kind referred to in I of Article 6 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, to the extent strictly necessar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterparts to financial aid

Article 121-2

The granting of financial aid by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée is subject, in the general interest, to quid pro quos on the part of the beneficiaries of this aid, the exclusive pu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-126

The application for support is submitted by the delegated production company, up to a limit of two projects per company for each annual session.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-121

The aid is reimbursed from the sums calculated in accordance with articles…

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