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Showing 19011910 of 40442 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 April 1970 · Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 24 January 2006 · Cass. com. 31 May 1988

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1115

It may be freely retracted until it reaches the addressee.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capacity

Article 1151

The capable contracting party may oppose the action for nullity brought against him by establishing that the act was useful to the protected person and free from lesion or that it benefited the protec…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1174

Where a writing is required for a contract to be valid, it may be drawn up and stored in electronic form under the conditions laid down in Articles 1366 and 1367 and, where an authentic instrument is…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1185

…investigation is not completed within the period provided for in the previous paragraph, the judge may, after consulting the public prosecutor, extend this period for a period that may not exceed six…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-116

For the application of article R. 743-79, if the successors of members who die in the case provided for in Article R. 743-67, or the partners in the other cases of dissolution of the company with the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Evidence.

Article 11

…judge drawing any consequences from an abstention or refusal. If a party holds evidence, the judge may, at the request of the other party, enjoin him to produce it, if necessary under penalty of a fi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1125

Electronic means may be used to make contractual stipulations or information on goods or services available.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Binding force

Article 1193

Contracts may only be modified or revoked with the mutual consent of the parties, or for reasons permitted by law.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The adoption procedure

Article 1173

The court may, with the consent of the petitioner, grant a simple adoption, even if it is seised of a petition for full adoption.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-11

…contract shall be suspended ipso jure from midnight on the day following the date of alienation; it may be terminated by either party giving ten days' notice. If the contract is not reinstated by agre…

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