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Showing 14511460 of 51458 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-2-2005 n° 197

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Early waiver of the reduction action

Article 930-3

The renouncer may only request the revocation of his renunciation if: 1° The person he is entitled to inherit from does not fulfil his maintenance obligations towards him; 2° On the day the succession…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Early waiver of the reduction action

Article 930-5

The renunciation may be set up against the representatives of the renouncing party.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Early waiver of the reduction action

Article 930-4

Revocation never takes place ipso jure. The application for revocation is made within one year, from the day of the opening of the succession, if it is based on neediness. It is made within one year,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Election and remuneration of the employee representative.

Article R142-9

The councillor representing the staff must be elected from among the members of staff who are eligible to vote, provided that : 1° In the case of permanent staff, they must have reached the age of maj…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-9

Maître des requêtes or auditors at the Conseil d'Etat, Conseiller référendaire or auditors at the Cour des Comptes are attached to the Superior Court of Arbitration as rapporteurs. They are appointed…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint action and legal intervention

Article L621-9

On the occasion of an action brought before the civil courts seeking compensation for harm suffered by one or more consumers as a result of acts that do not constitute a criminal offence, the associat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Finance companies and Agence française de développement

Article L775-9

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
a : Communications and notifications applicable when the appellant is the claimant or the judicial agent of the State

Article R40-9

On receipt of the conclusions referred to in the previous article, the secretary of the commission shall send a copy to the public prosecutor at the Cour de cassation and, by registered letter with ac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial acts

Article A743-9

I.-The services listed under numbers 1 to 38 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees: SERVICE NUMBER (table 2 of article appendix 4-7) SUB-CATEGORY…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-9

The Board of Directors meets at least twice a year and is convened by its Chairman, who sets the agenda.It may also be convened by the Director at the request of the Minister for Sport, the Chairman o…

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