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Showing 20612070 of 39506 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 4-7-2007 n° 06-11.659

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Publication of the writ of attachment

Article R321-7

Publication formalities are governed by decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration and decree no. 55-1350 of 14 October 1955 implementing this decree. When the execution of the pub…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 723-6

I. - Financial assistance for the foreign distribution of works representing world cinema is awarded on the basis of :1° The expertise, reputation, experience and financial capacity of the applicant a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Contributions and taxes other than those provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L3333-7

The annual proceeds of the departmental tax are allocated, subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 2333-52 : 1° To interventions promoting agricultural development in mountain a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article D721-7

The declarations referred to in Article R. 721-5 shall specify, for the purpose of identifying the accounts:1° The name, address and identification codes of the institution managing the account or saf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Arrangements for access to individual dosimetric monitoring data

Article R4451-71

The following shall have access, in their nominative form, to the effective doses received by workers and to the results of the external dosimetry mentioned in I of Article R. 4451-65: 1° Labour inspe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-7

I. Members of the Board of Directors may neither attend nor take part in the deliberations when they have a personal interest in one of the items on the agenda. In such cases, they shall not be counte…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article L175-7

Where the insured value of the aircraft is an agreed value, the parties mutually forbid each other any other estimate, unless the insurer establishes that there has been fraud on the part of the insur…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CONTENT OF PROTECTION

Article L561-7

If the search for the members of the unaccompanied minor's family has not begun when protection is granted to him or her under asylum, it will be carried out as soon as possible. In cases where the li…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 757-3

By way of derogation from article 757-2, in the event of the predecease of the father and mother, the property which the deceased had received from his ascendants by succession or gift and which is in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-5

If a committal or arrest warrant is issued, custodial sentences may be immediately adjusted, under the conditions set out in this Code, without waiting for the sentence to become enforceable pursuant…

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