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Showing 2130 of 29102 articles for Art. 19 mai 2010

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of the person by whom the deposit was made.

Article 1948

The depository may withhold the deposit until full payment of what is due to it in respect of the deposit.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The lender's obligations.

Article 1900

If no term has been set for restitution, the judge may grant the borrower a period of time depending on the circumstances.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary deposit.

Article 1922

Voluntary deposit may regularly be made only by the owner of the thing deposited, or with his express or tacit consent.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the contract between the contracting parties.

Article 1983

The owner of a life annuity may only claim arrears by proving its existence, or that of the person on whose life it was constituted.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Interest-bearing loans.

Article 1909

Interest may be stipulated in return for a capital sum that the lender refrains from demanding.In this case, the loan is known as "annuitisation".

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Interest-bearing loans.

Article 1906

A borrower who has paid interest that was not stipulated may neither repeat it nor set it off against the capital.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions required for the validity of the contract.

Article 1969

It may also be set up, purely gratuitously, by donation inter vivos or by will. In this case, it must comply with the formalities required by law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Necessary deposit.

Article 1950

Witness evidence may be received for the necessary deposit, even when it is for a value greater than the figure provided for in Article 1359.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-19

The aid awarded in the form of a grant is intended to cover current cash flow requirements.The aid awarded in the form of an advance is intended to finance the works, investments or training referred…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 195

Possession of status may not exempt the alleged spouses who invoke it, respectively, from representing the act of celebration of the marriage before the civil registrar.

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