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Showing 19811990 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 Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-1-2

The articles of association of mutual insurance companies may specify a "raison d'être", consisting of the principles which they adopt and for which they intend to allocate resources in order to carry…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The Managing Director

Article R6123-13

…rectors and executes the three-year objectives and performance agreement provided for in Article L. 6123-11 ; 2° Prepares and implements the decisions of the Board of Directors; 3° Prepares and implem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-137

The division of a mortgage, in the case of the division of a building company or the sale of dwellings belonging to the same property complex (number 124 in table 5) gives rise to the levying of a fee…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Deeds under private signature

Article 1375

…number of originals that have been made.The person who has performed the contract, even partially, may not rely on the failure to have a plurality of originals or to state their number.The requiremen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-2-3

…icle L. 823-19 of the French Commercial Code, the specialised committee referred to in this article may include a maximum of two members who are not members of the Board of Directors or the Supervisor…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Common provisions.

Article 1324

…successor and the tenancy agreement has ended, the president of the judicial court or his delegate may authorise, under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article 1325, the owner o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1334

…up to the net assets made at the clerk's office of the judicial court or before a notary shall indicate the heir's surname, first names and profession, his election of domicile and the capacity by vi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to providers of participative financing services

Article L573-13

…mentioned in article L. 573-12 are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-26 of t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The European Small Claims Procedure.

Article 1384

If, on the basis of the claim form submitted to it, it appears to the court that the case does not fall within the scope of the European Small Claims Procedure, it shall so inform the claimant by regi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

…ion period is extended to twenty-five years if the grant or loan decision is made between 1 July 2004 and 31 December 2026. The exemption provided for in this paragraph does not apply to housing acqui…

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