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Showing 201210 of 37517 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 4 December 2012

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1184

…aph of article 375-5 of the Civil Code, as well as the information measures provided for in article 1183 of this code, may only be taken, except in the case of a specially-reasoned emergency, if the h…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application and the divorce proceedings

Article 1116

…of disagreement mentioned in the declaration do not constitute claims within the meaning of article 4 of this code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R784-11

…same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 613-10 to R. 613-12no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-13no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 613-14n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R763-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Shipment and conduct abroad of goods intended for export.

Article 115

…e kept in a warehouse or in an export area pending their loading on board or their carriage abroad. 4. The provisions of articles 82 bis 2-3, 82 quater 1, 82 quinquies and 82 sexies above, relating to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4364-11

…d orthotists for the fitting of orthopaedic devices for disabled persons provided for in article R. 4364-11-4, issue the authorisation to practise referred to in article L. 4364-5, on the basis of an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R764-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R762-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° A…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1147

…ivil register. Failing this, the certificate of filing is kept in the register mentioned in Article 4-1 of the decree of 1 June 1965 creating a central civil status department at the Ministry of Forei…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 111

…corporation tax purposes is prohibited by virtue of the provisions of the first paragraph and 3° of 4 of Article 39.(1) Annex III, art. 49 bis to 49 sexies.

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