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Showing 12811290 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 831

…er may apply for preferential allotment by way of partition, subject to a balancing payment if applicable, of any business, or part of a business, whether agricultural, commercial, industrial, craft o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 833

The provisions of articles 831 to 832-4 benefit the spouse or any heir called to succeed by virtue of the law, whether he is a full or bare owner. These provisions, with the exception of those of arti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832

The preferential allocation referred to in article 831 is by right for any agricultural holding that does not exceed the surface area limits set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, if continued joint own…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 834

The beneficiary of the preferential allotment does not become the sole owner of the property allotted until the day of the final partition. Until that date, he may renounce the allotment only where th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers (R).

Article R2511-8

With regard to new housing, bodies that build or manage housing located in a borough or group of boroughs send the mayor of the municipality, who informs the mayors of all the boroughs, the list of ho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Agents de police municipale, gardes champêtres, agents de surveillance de Paris and agents de la ville de Paris chargé d'un service de police (municipal police officers, rural wardens, Paris surveillance officers and Paris city police officers)

Article R15-33-29-3

The contraventions provided for in the Penal Code that municipal police officers, country wardens, Paris surveillance officers mentioned in article 21 of this code, as well as officers of the City of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Lapse of sums held in an automatic account

Article 123-8

…ccount must be invested by the account holder within one of the time limits set as follows for each category of aid concerned:1° In the case of automatic financial support for the production of featur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-2

…t shall include at least those systems which enable the asset management company to obtain, in most cases, the best possible result for the execution of orders. Asset management companies shall provid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Specific procedures

Article 899

…victim as compensation for his loss :benefits listed in II of Article 1 of Ordinance no. 59-76 of 7 January 1959 on actions for civil damages by the State and certain other public persons;benefits pai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R2123-22-1-D

…s are reimbursed to the member of the town council under the conditions defined by decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 fixing the conditions and procedures for payment of expenses incurred by temporary…

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