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Showing 36813690 of 44273 articles for Art. CE 24-2-1978 n° 97347

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 280-1

…e heirs may decide together to maintain the forms and methods of payment of the compensatory allowance that were incumbent on the debtor spouse, by undertaking personally to pay this allowance. On pai…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 276-3

Compensatory allowance fixed in the form of an annuity may be revised, suspended or withdrawn in the event of a significant change in the resources or needs of either party. The revision may not have…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Mortgages

Article R341-23

…borrowing rate set out in Article L. 313-46 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA.

Article R214-207

Unless otherwise stipulated, articles R. 214-32-9 to D. 214-33 apply to funds covered by this sub-section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article R511-2

Where they have been given authority to sign on behalf of a credit institution or finance company, members of the staff of that company may not, without the authorisation of the general management, pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-2

…it staff under private law contracts. It may also employ permanent staff from the three public services on secondment or secondment and employ or recruit non-permanent public-sector staff on fixed-ter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-29

For the application of Article 706-24, there is kept, at the General Prosecutor's Office of the Paris Court of Appeal, a listed and initialled register in which are recorded the authorisations to iden…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26

…ote their entire professional activity to the health care institution and to the institutions, services or organisations linked to it by agreement, subject to the provisions of article R. 6152-24. The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-26

…n Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area must provide evidence in the declaration referred to in Article L. 321-24 that he is legally established in one of thes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R624-2

…be relieved of the foreclosure provided for in the fourth paragraph of article L. 622-24 in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in article L. 622-26. After this list has been filed at the…

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