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Showing 88118820 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 136

…to any violation of the measures protecting individual freedom prescribed by the articles 56, 57, 59, 96, 97, 138 and 139. In the cases referred to in the two preceding paragraphs and in all cases of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…I, with the exception of articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-236, R. 127-1 to R. 134-17, R. 143-23, R. 145-9 to D. 145-19, R.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-1

…nd, if applicable, the amount of the balancing payment;8° The expected amount of the merger premium;9° The rights granted to shareholders with special rights and to holders of securities other than sh…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Arrangements between spouses, either by marriage contract or during marriage.

Article 1094-1

In the event that the spouse leaves children or descendants, whether or not of the marriage, he or she may dispose in favour of the other spouse either of the ownership of what he or she could dispose…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-12

An application for the protection order to be lifted or modified or for temporary dispensation from certain of its obligations, as well as an application for the order to be revoked or for new measure…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Consultation of the file and issue of copies

Article 1222-1

At any time during the proceedings, the file may be consulted at the clerk's office of the court holding it, upon written request and without any restriction other than the needs of the service, by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Comprehensive care after cancer treatment

Article R1415-1-12

For the implementation of this pathway, agreements are concluded between the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and the structures which volunteer to participate in this system and are abl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

…contributions;6° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to the service…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Lapse

Article 1187

…the contract. It may give rise to restitution under the conditions set out in articles 1352 to 1352-9.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1496 bis

…il of a commune whose territory was, prior to the entry into force of law no. 83-636 du 13 juillet 1983 modifiée portant modification du statut des agglomérations nouvelles, partially included in the…

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