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Showing 17111720 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
Paragraph 2: The alternative obligation

Article 1307-5

When the performances become impossible, the debtor is discharged only if the impossibility arises, for each of them, from a case of force majeure.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 321-13

If there is more than one author, the writing grant will be paid to the authors on the basis of the agreements between them.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme.

Article R214-132

In the case of partial contributions of assets, articles L. 214-113, R. 214-130 and R. 214-131 apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions

Article R4311-13

In cases other than those mentioned in article R. 4311-12, a decree may make standards mandatory.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal support measures

Article 495-2

The judicial support measure may only be ordered at the request of the public prosecutor, who assesses whether it is appropriate in the light of the social services report provided for in article

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1391

…t must determine the assets to which the option stipulated in favour of the survivor will apply. It may lay down bases of valuation and terms of payment, except for the reduction in favour of the heir…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Affixing seals.

Article 1313

…r precious objects for which the affixing of seals would not appear to be sufficient precaution. He may also deposit cash values with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Crédit mutuel et coopération agricoles

Article 130

…the withholding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I of Article 125 A does not apply: 1° Neither to interest shares in companies or unions of agricultural cooperativ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-41

The person under investigation or the witness may, within ten days of being informed of the content of the geolocation operations carried out within the framework provided for in article 230-40, conte…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Calculation in respect of availability on subscription on-demand audiovisual media services

Article 721-15

Sums are calculated on the basis of the cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 6° of article 721-6 being made available to the public on one or more subscription on-demand audiovisual media…

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