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Showing 811820 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presumption of absence

Article 112

…place of domicile or residence without any news of him having been received, the guardianship judge may, at the request of the interested parties or the public prosecutor, establish that there is a pr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Representation

Article 1155

…y conservatory and administrative acts. Where the power is specially determined, the representative may only perform the acts for which he is authorised and those which are incidental thereto.

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

Article 1168

…ose adoption is sought was taken into the applicant's home before the age of fifteen, the applicant may make the application himself by simple petition addressed to the public prosecutor, who must for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H

The departmental council may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration fees, acquisitions by HLM organisations or semi-public companies of residential properties built or acq…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-15

…similar claims, securities and deposits, bonds or other resources provided for in article L. 513-2 may only be managed or collected by a credit institution or finance company that has a contractual r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-158

Companies may only merge if the majority of their assets are made up of properties used primarily for residential purposes or primarily for commercial purposes. To determine whether a property is used…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-15

…ich are likely to mislead as to the meaning or form of the CE marking is prohibited. Any other mark may be affixed, provided that it does not reduce the visibility or legibility of the CE marking.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures

Article 1117

…decides. At the hearing on the provisional measures, the parties appear assisted by their lawyer or may be represented. They may make oral submissions in support of their claims. The provisions of the…

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

Article 1127

Information intended for a professional may be sent to him by e-mail, provided that he has communicated his e-mail address. If this information is to be given on a form, the form shall be made availab…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Judicial divorce by mutual consent

Article 1104

The creditors of either spouse may have the homologated agreement declared unenforceable against them by lodging third-party proceedings against the homologation decision within one year of completion…

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