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Showing 571580 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
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2462

The mere publication at the service responsible for land registration of deeds transferring ownership does not purge the mortgages established on the property.The seller only transfers to the purchase…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2466

The claimant creditor may not by his withdrawal, and even if he offers to pay the higher bid, prevent the public auction, unless all the other registered creditors consent..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2465

Any registered creditor may, within forty days of the notification made to him, request the sale of the immovable by public auction, provided that he outbids by one tenth on the stipulated price or on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2468

The sale by auction, if applicable, shall be carried out in accordance with the forms established by the Code of Civil Procedure, at the behest either of the creditor who requested it or of the third…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2470

A third-party buyer who becomes the successful bidder, and thus retains ownership of the property, is not required to have the adjudication judgment published. He has recourse against his seller for r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Information mentioned in the contract

Article L312-29

When the offer of a credit agreement is accompanied by an insurance proposal, a notice is provided to the borrower on paper or any other durable medium. This notice includes extracts from the general…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-4

…nty audiovisual works and which are not mainly devoted to the programmes mentioned in V of article 1609 sexdecies B of the General Tax Code;4° Comply with the obligations to which the services are sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-6

…sponsible for supervising the children hold one of the qualifications set out in 1° of article R. 2324-42. The other half of the staff hold a qualification or have experience in the field of early chi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Committee members.

Article R4643-29

The employer shall allow employees who are members of a board of a committee of the organisation the time necessary to carry out their duties. The organisation shall ensure that the persons concerned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-29

The Group is managed by a director elected by the General Meeting from among the individuals or representatives of the legal entities that are members of the Group.The director is an ex officio member…

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