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Showing 12911300 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 151

…be equivalent to the production of their death certificates in the cases provided for in Articles 149, 150, 158 and 159 of this code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Withdrawal clause in return for compensation.

Article 1511

The spouses may stipulate that the survivor of either of them, or one of them if he or she survives, or even one of them in all cases of dissolution of the community, shall have the option of taking c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Modification or release from house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-18

Copies of the decisions of the head of the prison or the director of the prison integration and probation service modifying the hours of presence at home or in the places of assignment shall be sent w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-40

…posed.The remuneration of bailiffs acting under this section is set in accordance with Articles R. 181 to R. 184 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.VII. - When a notification is made under this section…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-42

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall, where appropriate, inform the European Commission and the competent authorities of the other Member States of the European Union of the decisions it takes pu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41

…anently banned from trading or temporarily suspended from trading, the Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers, after seeking the opinion of the legal entity penalised, shall appoint another s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Withdrawal or death of a partner.

Article 1870-1

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Joint administration clause.

Article 1503

The spouses may agree that they will jointly administer the community. In this case, acts of administration and disposal of community property are made under the joint signature of both spouses and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-18

In the event of a stoppage due to bad weather, employees who cannot be employed by their employer may be placed by their company at the disposal of public authorities to carry out work in the public i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Modification of the initial conditions of membership and operation

Article L5842-18

The articles L. 5212-27, L. 5212-29 to L. 5212-32 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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