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Showing 561570 of 47145 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 21 December 2007 n° 06-11.343 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 April 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 October 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 June 2000 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 November 2000 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 November 2002

French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2423

…nd certified as true by the signatory of the certificate of identity provided for in articles 5 and 6 of the decree of 4 January 1955; a decree in the Council of State determines the conditions of for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-29

…on and in any form whatsoever, before expiry of the withdrawal periods provided for in articles L. 224-79, L. 224-80 and L. 224-81 is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Observatory for medical and healthcare-related risks

Article L1142-29

…ticular by the insurers of the healthcare professionals and organisations mentioned in article L. 1142-2, by the establishments responsible for their own insurance, by the regional commissions provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Resources and operation of elected representatives' groups.

Article LO6221-29

When the local authority publishes, in any form whatsoever, a general information bulletin on the achievements and management of the territorial council, a space is reserved for the expression of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Resources and operation of elected representatives' groups.

Article LO6321-29

The operation of the groups of elected representatives on the Territorial Council may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the allowance system for elected representatives…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2464

Failing the agreement provided for in the preceding article, the third party purchaser may, once the sale has been published, purge the property of the right of pursuit attached to the mortgage. He mu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2467

If no creditor requests the auction within the prescribed time and form, the value of the property is definitively fixed at the stipulated price or the declared value. The property is consequently rel…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2472

…urge the immovable by destination of the right of resale attached to the pledge pursuant to article 2464. The notification then indicates the price of the pledged immovable by destination, by breakdow…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2463

Where, on the sale of a mortgaged immovable, all the registered creditors agree with the debtor that the price will be applied to the total or partial payment of their claims or some of them, they exe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2469

The successful bidder is obliged, over and above his award price, to reimburse the third-party purchaser for the costs of his contract, including its publication, as well as those of notification and…

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