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Showing 791800 of 32936 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2008 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 December 1959

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of acquisitive prescription.

Article 2268

However, the persons set out in articles 2266 and 2267 may prescribe, if the title to their possession is inverted, either by a cause coming from a third party, or by the contradiction they have oppos…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of acquisitive prescription.

Article 2271

Acquisitive prescription is interrupted when the possessor of a property is deprived for more than one year of the enjoyment of that property either by the owner or even by a third party.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-9

…f: 1° In the case mentioned in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R743-139-29

In the event of dissolution of the company, the liquidator is chosen from among the partners of the société de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29-1

…ion due under a partnership contract or a contract referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 6148-5 of the Public Health Code in respect of investment costs, which include in particular study a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-22

In order to take the appropriate safety measures, if necessary, and before starting any earthworks, the employer must obtain information from the relevant road authority in the case of work on public…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-22

…and occasional basis, without having to go through the formalities provided for in article L. 4311-15. The performance of these acts is subject to a prior declaration, which must be accompanied by su…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-3

…ns property subject to land registration, or the declaration that there is no need for liquidation; 6° A statement that the minor has been informed by his or her parents of his or her right to be hear…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R4422-22

When it receives a request formulated in application of the first paragraph of article R. 4422-16, the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council may appoint a rapporteur to present its opin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Closure of the investigation

Article R532-22

…of the hearing within the meaning of article R. 532-32.However, for cases covered by article L. 532-6 when the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons was ta…

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