French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.
Article 896
A disposition by which a person is charged to preserve and return to a third party has effect only where it is authorised by law.
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Showing 491–500 of 44723 articles for “Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-3-1988 n° 86-11.144”
A disposition by which a person is charged to preserve and return to a third party has effect only where it is authorised by law.
For the application of the second paragraph of Article 102, the court clerk may be appointed as interpreter for one of the languages in use in the territory. In this case, he is exempt from the oath..
Other than the information prescribed by articles 901 or 933, the statement of appeal specifies that it is directed against a judgment ruling on jurisdiction and must, on pain of inadmissibility, stat…
I. - The contribution from which the registrations of liens or mortgages required by the State have been exempted is due when they are cancelled.II. - In the event of acquiescence by the debtors, the…
A provision by which a third party is called upon to receive the gift, succession or legacy, in the event that the donee, instituted heir or legatee does not receive it, shall not be regarded as a sub…
In the territory of French Polynesia, in the absence of a doctor on the island where the police custody is taking place, the examination provided for by Article 63-3 shall be carried out by a qualifie…
In all cases of violent death or death occurring in a penal establishment, no mention shall be made in the registers of these circumstances, and death certificates shall simply be drawn up in the form…
As soon as he is appointed, the curator takes possession of the securities and other property held by third parties and pursues the recovery of sums due to the estate. He may continue to operate the s…
If the judge declares that he has jurisdiction, without ruling on the merits, the proceedings shall be suspended until the expiry of the time limit for lodging an appeal and, in the event of an appeal…
The same option belongs to the undivided co-owner in bare ownership for the undivided bare ownership. In the event of a licitation of full ownership, the second paragraph of article 815-5 shall apply.
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