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Showing 17111720 of 52912 articles for Art. CA Versailles 13 January 2000 · Cass. com. 27 February 2001 · Cass. com. 6 May 2002 · CA Poitiers 26 November 1986 · Cass. com. 4 December 2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R742-13

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admissibility of methods of proof

Article 1360

An exception is made to the rules set out in the previous article if it is materially or morally impossible to obtain a writing, if it is customary not to draw up a writing, or if the writing has been…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section III: The surviving spouse's option.

Article 1341

In the case provided for by article 758-3 of the Civil Code, the successor spouse is invited to exercise the option available to him or her under article 757 of the same code by registered letter with…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Unjust enrichment

Article 1303

Apart from cases of business management and undue payment, a person who benefits from unjustified enrichment to the detriment of another owes, to the person who is impoverished thereby, compensation e…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Assignment of receivables

Article 1323

…n the parties, the transfer of the claim, present or future, takes place on the date of the deed.It may be relied on as against third parties from that moment. In the event of a dispute, proof of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-4

The Ministry of Justice is authorised to implement automated processing of personal data known as "Cassiopée", comprising the application known as the "automated national order office for judicial pro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Obtaining documents held by a third party.

Article 139

…shall order the delivery or production of the deed or document, in original, copy or extract as the case may be, under the conditions and subject to the guarantees that he shall determine, if necessar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Deeds under private signature

Article 1373

The party to whom it is opposed may disavow his handwriting or signature. The heirs or assigns of a party may likewise disavow the handwriting or signature of their author, or declare that they do not…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1375

The court rules on the points of disagreement. It homologates the liquidation statement or refers the parties to the notary to draw up the deed recording the division. In the event of homologation, it…

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