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Showing 18011810 of 57889 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-13 du 1 Feb 2012

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-13

…convened, or a consultation of the members carried out, and if there is proof that the meeting was duly convened or that the members were sent the text of the draft decisions together with the docume…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-13

…e. The provisions of this article may not prejudice the application of the provisions of articles 831 to 832-2.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-13

…rt of the documents in the case file. He may not communicate the copies thus obtained or their reproduction to the minor or to a third party. The judge may authorise, at their request and on justifica…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1378-1

…n days of the drawing up of the record of the opening and status of the will referred to in article 1007 of the Civil Code, the notary shall arrange for the insertion of a notice, which shall include…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-13

The court shall rule on an appeal where the amount of the claim exceeds the rate of its final jurisdiction.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Negotiable bonds - Special schemes

Article 131 ter

1. Special series of bonds issued abroad before 1 January 1976 by French companies, corporations or enterprises with the authorisation of the Minister for the Economy and Finance shall be subject, for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R2123-12

…local elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set out in the articles L. 2123-12 to L. 2123-16 and by 3° of article L. 2321-2, may only take place if the body providing the t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article D2321-13

The expenditure provided for in article D. 2321-8, whether financed from own resources or by borrowing, include under operations: 1° In municipal establishments: - expenditure on the replacement of fu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article R2335-13

The decrees in the Council of State provided for in Article L. 2335-12 are issued on the report of the Minister for the Interior, the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Agricult…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-13

A protection order may also be issued urgently by the judge to an adult threatened with forced marriage, under the conditions set out in Article 515-10.The judge is competent to take the measures ment…

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