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Showing 411420 of 51458 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-2-2005 n° 197 FS-PB

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 909

Members of the medical and pharmacy professions, as well as medical auxiliaries who have provided care to a person during the illness from which he or she dies, may not benefit from inter vivos or tes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4133-9

The university hospital centres devote a minimum percentage of 0.50% of their doctors' remuneration, within the meaning of article L. 242-1 of the social security code, to the financing of continuing…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Fixed-date proceedings.

Article 925

If necessary, the President of the Chamber may refer the case to the Conseiller de la mise en état.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Trial of crimes

Article 915

For the application of article 251, in the event of an impediment occurring before or during the session, the assessors are replaced by order of the President of the High Court of Appeal.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I bis: Provisions relating to the duty allocated to the compensation fund for the profession of solicitors at the courts of appeal

Article 963

Where the appeal falls within the scope of Article 1635 bis P of the General Tax Code, the parties must provide proof of payment of the duty provided for in that Article, failing which the appeal or t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Orders on request.

Article 959

The application shall be presented by a lawyer where the proceedings before the court involve the constitution of a lawyer under the conditions provided for in Article 930-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Trial of crimes

Article 909

For the application of article 236, the President of the High Court of Appeal shall, if necessary, convene the Criminal Court by order made after consulting the Public Prosecutor.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 91

The operative part of the declaratory judgment of death is transcribed in the civil status registers of the actual or presumed place of death and, where applicable, in those of the place of the deceas…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Summary orders.

Article 957

The first president may also, in the event of an appeal, suspend the enforcement of judgments improperly qualified as final, or exercise the powers conferred on him in respect of provisional enforceme…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.

Article 976

When the testator wishes to make a mystical will, the paper containing the provisions or the paper to be used as an envelope, if there is one, shall be closed, sealed and sealed. The testator shall pr…

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