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Showing 15211530 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-5

The debtor may invoke subrogation as soon as he is aware of it, but it may not be set up against him unless he has been notified of it or has taken note of it.Subrogation may be set up against third p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-1

…tor should be subrogated to him at the time of payment. The concomitance of subrogation and payment may be proved by any means..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-3

Subrogation cannot prejudice the creditor where he has been paid only in part; in that case, he may exercise his rights, in respect of what remains due to him, in preference to the person from whom he…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other written documents

Article 1378-1

…ote them.They are evidence against him:1° In all cases where they formally state a payment received;2° When they contain the express mention that the writing was made to make up for the defect of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: French Development Agency

Article L515-13

…loppement carries out a permanent mission of public interest within the meaning of Article L. 511-104. This mission consists of carrying out financial operations of all kinds with a view to : 1° Contr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-13

The members of the commission shall be allocated a fixed allowance for the cases they have to deal with. The allowance shall include the reimbursement of miscellaneous secretarial expenses, correspond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Banking Inclusion Observatory

Article R312-13

…tive and qualitative information sent to the Banking Inclusion Observatory pursuant to Article L. 312-1-1 B relates in particular to access to deposit accounts, means of payment, credit, savings and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article R1435-13

A member of staff may only be appointed as an inspector if he/she meets one of the following conditions: 1° Holds a bachelor's degree or a diploma or qualification classified at least at level II; 2°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Capital grants (R).

Article D5212-13

The increase in the capital grant is the subject of a decision awarding the grant, which is notified to the public institution at the same time as the decision relating to the main grant.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Other special provisions

Article R4226-13

The conditions of use and maintenance of emergency lighting are laid down by order of the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture.

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