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Showing 57215730 of 11432 articles for Art. CE 17-10-1990 n° 56991

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-76

The creation of a perpetual annuity or a life annuity on real estate (number 32 of table 5), as well as the redemption of a life annuity on real estate, gives rise to the collection of a fee proportio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-120

…partition, the amount of the emoluments borne by each co-partitioner leaving the company may not exceed the amount of those for which he would have been liable if the partition had been total.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-158

Without prejudice to any fees received for the service referred to in g of 4° of I of Article Appendix 4-9, in company matters (number 159 of table 5), deeds relating to property subject to land regis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-99

Sales, transfers free of charge or contributions of building land, equipped or with an obligation for the seller to equip them, granted by départements, communes, public establishments and equipment c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acts

Article A444-163-1

The trust contract and its subsequent deeds, where they require a notarial deed pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 2012 of the Civil Code or the second paragraph of Article 2019 of the same c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and scope of application

Article L711-4

…editor agrees, the following are excluded from any remission, rescheduling or write-off:1° Maintenance debts;2° Financial compensation awarded to victims as part of a criminal conviction;3° Debts orig…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Communes of French Polynesia

Article L2573-58

…to the adaptations provided for in II to VI.II. - For the application of Article L. 2411-5, references to Articles L. 2113-17 et L. 2113-23 are replaced by the reference to Article L. 2113-23.III. -…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-6

…ded for in 3° of article L. 6431-8 ; 7° The creation, deletion and transformation of medical, pharmaceutical and odontological units and other departments of the agency; 8° The agreement signed with t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Election of consular delegates

Article R713-41

…st of persons who meet the condition set by Article L. 723-4 to be eligible for election to the office of commercial court judge in elections organised pursuant to the provisions of

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-19

…the duration of this registration; 7° Where applicable, an indication of whether the person is in receipt of the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) financed by the département, the…

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