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Showing 17711780 of 35618 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-10-2016 n° 15-25.944 F-PB

French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D

…nds covered by Article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it stood prior to ordonnance n° 2013-676 du 25 juillet 2013 modifiant le cadre juridique de la gestion d'actifs ou de fonds profe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-152-2

…es bear the secure electronic signature of the registrar who drew them up, as defined by the décret n° 2017-1416 du 28 septembre 2017 relatif à la signature électronique; 4°They must be stored under c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Executors.

Article 1028

The executor is called into question in the event of a dispute over the validity or execution of a will or legacy. In all cases, he or she intervenes to support the validity or demand the execution of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-15-1

The provisions of articles R. 1142-14 and R. 1142-15 do not apply to claims for compensation for the harmful consequences of an act performed as part of research involving the human person.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1073

The family court judge shall, where appropriate, be the pre-trial judge.He shall perform the functions of an interim relief judge.In the cases provided for by law or regulation, he shall rule in accor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-15-1

The sub-committee on supplementary social protection referred to in 5° of article R. 2272-10 is composed as follows: 1° The minister responsible for social security or his representative, chairman; 2°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L784-10

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-10

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, 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 t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1016

In accordance with articles 11-1 and 11-2 of Law no. 72-626 of 5 July 1972 as amended, the proceedings shall be public. The Court may, however, decide that the hearings shall take place or continue in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Judicial divorce and legal separation

Article 1092

The family affairs judge is seised by the submission of the application to the clerk's office, which is equivalent to a pleading. After hearing the minor under the conditions defined in Title IX bis o…

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