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Showing 10111020 of 52951 articles for Art. 80 bis IV al. 2

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-22

…may be revealed by the exploitation of the enquiries and investigations mentioned in 1° of Article 230-20 shall be deleted when the investigation is closed and, in any event, on expiry of a period of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-23

Without prejudice to the supervisory powers granted to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés by the aforementioned loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978, the processing of personal data…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-14-1

…their minor children who, on the day of their death, met the residence condition set out in article 22-1.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2403

The resolutory action established by article 1654 may not be exercised after the extinction of the seller's special mortgage, or in the absence of registration of such mortgage, to the prejudice of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2406

Registration fees are payable by the debtors.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2404

The holder of the claim referred to in 7° of Article 2402 conserves its mortgage by the double registration made: 1° By the author of the police order issued pursuant to chapitre Ier du titre Ier du l…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2402

…tgage is attached are as follows: 1° The claim for the sale price of an immovable is secured on it; 2° The claim of the person who provided the funds for the acquisition of an immovable is secured on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2405

By way of derogation from Article 2404, the mortgage may also be preserved solely by registration of the debt recovery instrument, up to its value.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2407

When the measures prescribed by the order or formal notice referred to in 1° of Article 2404 have been carried out by the owner or operator, the publication at their expense of a release order prior t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 265-2

The spouses may, during the divorce proceedings, enter into any agreements for the liquidation and division of their matrimonial property regime. Where the liquidation relates to property subject to l…

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