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Showing 721730 of 44723 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-3-1988 n° 86-11.144

French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L163-8

The resources of the Mayotte Tourism Committee may include : 1° Subsidies and contributions of any kind from the State, the departmental authority, the municipalities and their groupings; 2° Contribut…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Direct preparation allowances

Article 211-85

The amount of the direct allocation is equal to 25% of the amount of the sums invested. For the portion of the sums invested and allocated to expenditure corresponding to the work mentioned in 2° of a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Direct preparation allowances

Article 211-84

Direct allocations are granted in addition to the sums invested by production companies for the preparation of feature-length cinematographic works when the following conditions are met:1° At least 80…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Payment by the garnishee

Article R211-8

A distraining creditor who has not been paid by the garnishee retains his rights against the debtor. However, if such non-payment is attributable to the negligence of the creditor, the latter loses hi…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple assets or seizures

Article R321-8

If the publication of several orders for seizure of the same property is required simultaneously, only the order which mentions the enforcement title bearing the earliest date shall be published. Wher…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-8

I. - Communes are responsible for wastewater treatment.In this context, they draw up a collective wastewater treatment plan including, before the end of 2013, a detailed description of wastewater coll…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-6

The acts referred to in article

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-9

The judgment appointing the estate agent sets the duration of his assignment and his remuneration. At the request of one of the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 813-1 or Article 81…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-1

The judge may appoint any qualified person, natural or legal, as a mandatary of the succession, for the purpose of temporarily administering the succession due to the inertia, failure or fault of one…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-7

At the request of any interested person or the Public Prosecutor, the judge may relieve the estate agent of his mission in the event of a clear breach in the exercise thereof. He will then appoint ano…

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