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Showing 251260 of 49254 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 2-2-1977

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Acquisitive prescription in property matters.

Article 2272

The limitation period required to acquire ownership of real estate is thirty years.However, a person who acquires real estate in good faith and by just title prescribes ownership after ten years..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assignment of receivables as security

Article 2373

Ownership of a claim may be assigned as security for an obligation by the effect of a contract concluded pursuant to articles 1321 to 1326.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Clarifying the encrypted data needed to establish the truth

Article 230-2

When the public prosecutor, the investigating court, the judicial police officer, with the authorisation of the public prosecutor or the investigating judge, or the court hearing the case decide to us…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3-1: Marketing authorisation monitoring committee

Article D1313-27-2

The Monitoring Committee comprises between eleven and eighteen members. Its composition is set by joint order of the ministers responsible for the environment, health, labour, agriculture and consumer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Registration requirements for the gaming sector

Article R561-22-2

For the application of 2° of Article L. 561-10 and Article L. 561-13, in the event of a transaction involving the exchange of any means of payment, chips, tokens or tickets where the amount exceeds 2,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Land

Article L4424-26-2

For the implementation of the tasks provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 4424-26-1, the Office is competent to carry out, on behalf of the territorial collectivity of Corsica or any publ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other provisions

Article L5522-27-2

For the application of article L. 5142-1 in Mayotte, the words "in articles L. 311-3 and L. 412-8" are replaced by the words "in article L. 412-8".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Organs, tissues and cells removed for autologous therapeutic purposes

Article R1211-22-2

In order to be used for autologous therapeutic purposes, any element or product of the human body removed or collected must be accompanied by a document containing an analysis report signed by the per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6523-2-2

The approved skills operators of one or more professional branches concerned submit a request for management of the contributions mentioned in article D. 6523-2-1 to the ministers responsible for voca…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-20

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the incident and whose articles of association aim to defend the moral and material interests of tenants, owners an…

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