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Showing 391400 of 64765 articles for Art. Arrêté of 2 April 2012

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 265-2

…ses 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 land regi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 280-2

Any reversionary pensions paid in respect of the deceased spouse are automatically deducted from the amount of the compensatory allowance, where the latter, on the date of death, took the form of an a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-222-2

The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies determines whether the legal unit belongs to the social and solidarity economy pursuant to 1° of II of Article 1 of Law No. 2014-856 of 31 Jul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-234-2

…tatistique et des études économiques is authorised to verify and, if necessary, correct the address of establishments on the basis of geographical references. It may supplement the address with geogra…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of acquiring French nationality

Article 22

…joy all the rights and be bound by all the obligations attached to French nationality, from the day of such acquisition.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assignment of receivables as security

Article 2373

Ownership of a claim may be assigned as security for an obligation by the effect of a contract concluded pursuant to articles 1321 to 1326.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities in the area of policy for continuous improvement in the quality and safety of care

Article R6144-2-2

…the Director. This programme takes into account the improvements implemented following the analysis of undesirable events, in particular those mentioned in article L. 6111-2. It includes the actions r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-29-2

Share consolidations provided for in article L. 228-29-1 include the obligation for shareholders to make the purchases or sales of shares necessary to carry out the reverse split. The nominal value of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article D4021-2-2

When a federative structure is created on the initiative of several national professional councils, its mission, in order to be recognised by the State, is to : 1° To coordinate discussions and work o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-28-2

When the duration of the apprenticeship contract or period is longer than the duration of the training cycle preparing for the qualification which is the subject of the contract, in application of the…

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