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Showing 441–450 of 50777 articles for “Art. Cass. 3e civ. 13-2-1985 n° 82-14.220”
In criminal and correctional matters, committal orders may only be issued in execution of the order provided for in Article 145.The officer responsible for executing the committal order will hand over…
The officer responsible for the execution of a warrant for the bringing in, arrest or search of a person may not enter a citizen's home before 6am or after 9pm. The same applies when the officer is re…
The person under investigation is placed under judicial supervision by an order of the examining magistrate, which may be made at any stage of the investigation. The examining magistrate may, at any t…
Orders issued by the Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation will, where necessary, lay down the detailed rules for the application of articles 125 to 130 above.
Payment is the voluntary performance of the service due. It must be made as soon as the debt becomes due. It releases the debtor from the creditor and extinguishes the debt, except where the law or th…
A person who claims the performance of an obligation must prove it. Conversely, a person who claims to be discharged must justify the payment or the fact which produced the extinction of his obligatio…
Contracts on evidence are valid where they relate to rights of which the parties have free disposal. Nevertheless, they cannot contradict irrebuttable presumptions established by law, nor modify the f…
Proof of a legal act may be pre-constituted by a writing in authentic form or under private signature.
The spouses may not derogate from the duties or rights resulting for them from the marriage, or from the rules of parental authority, legal administration and guardianship.
The assignment of a claim must be recorded in writing, failing which it will be null and void.
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