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Showing 8190 of 35571 articles for Art. CA Amiens 27 March 1968 · Cass. com. 8 October 1991 · Cass. com. 24 November 1992 n° 91-11.055 · Cass. com. 11 January 2000 · CA Paris 17 January 2008 · Cass. com. 26 February 1979 · CA Paris 24 September 1991 · Cass. com. 26 October 1999

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Emergency care network

Article D6124-26

The medical teams of the care structures of the establishment or of the establishments which are members of the network mentioned in article R. 6123-26 organise themselves within this framework so tha…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8: Transfer and extinction of mortgages

Article 2474

…ages are extinguished in particular:1° By the extinction of the principal obligation subject to the case provided for in Article 2422;2° By the creditor's renunciation of the mortgage subject to the s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8: Transfer and extinction of mortgages

Article 2473

The mortgage is transferred ipso jure with the secured claim. The mortgagee may subrogate another creditor in the mortgage and retain his claim. He may also, by an assignment of anteriority, assign hi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Consultation.

Article 260

…drawn up. The drafting of the record may, however, be replaced by a mention in the judgment if the case is immediately decided at last instance. If the consultation is in writing, it is submitted to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Consultation.

Article 262

The judge shall set the consultant's remuneration, on proof that the assignment has been completed. He may issue him with a writ of execution.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 266

…ho issued the decision or before the judge in charge of the review so that the mission and, if applicable, the timetable for the operations can be specified. The documents useful for the expertise are…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 268

The files of the parties or the documents necessary for the expertise are provisionally kept at the court registry, subject to the authorisation given by the judge to the parties who have submitted th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Consultation.

Article 261

Where consultation has been prescribed during deliberation, the judge, following the execution of the measure, shall order the reopening of the proceedings if one of the parties so requests or if he c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 265

…the expert opinion: Explains the circumstances that make the expert opinion necessary and, if applicable, the appointment of several experts or the appointment as expert of a person not on one of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 267

As soon as the decision appointing the expert has been handed down, the court registrar will notify him of a copy by any means. The expert shall inform the judge of his acceptance without delay; he mu…

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