French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.
Article 2228
The prescription is counted in days, not hours.
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Showing 241–250 of 56993 articles for “Art. Cass. 3e civ. 11-1-2024 n° 22-16.974”
The prescription is counted in days, not hours.
Guarantees may be simple or joint and several. Joint and several liability may be stipulated between the guarantor and the principal debtor, between the guarantors, or between them all.
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The loading and transhipment of goods intended for export are subject to the same provisions as those laid down : a) 1 and 2 of Article 73 above, in the case of export by sea ; b) in 2 of the same art…
At any time during the proceedings, the spouses may accept the principle of the breakdown of the marriage regardless of the facts giving rise to it.This acceptance may be recorded in a procès-verbal d…
1. Duties and taxes assessed by the customs service are payable in cash. 2. Officials responsible for collecting duties and taxes are obliged to issue receipts. 3. Registers of payment of duties and t…
Unless otherwise provided by law and without prejudice to the rights of the defence, proceedings during the investigation and enquiry shall be secret.Any person who takes part in these proceedings is…
Until the reconstitution or restitution of the registers has been carried out, notarial acts which, at the termes de l'article 46 du code civil, peuvent suppléer tous les actes de l'état civil dont le…
A mention of the divorce is made in the margin of the marriage certificate and the birth certificate of each of the spouses, at the request of the interested party or his or her lawyer, on the basis o…
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