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Showing 32013210 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-4

The mandate terminates by one of the following events: 1° The arrival of the stipulated term; 2° The renunciation of the mandatary; 3° The judicial revocation, at the request of an interested heir or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1396

…rties, if they have not been drawn up following the minute of the marriage contract; and the notary may not issue grosses or expéditions of the marriage contract without transcribing the change or cou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 498

Without prejudice to Article 505, the appeal shall be lodged within ten days of the delivery of the contradictory judgment. However, the time limit for appeal only runs from the service of the judgmen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Conservatory measures

Article 706-103

…compensation for victims, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order, at the advanced expense of the Treasury and in accordance with the procedures laid down b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Termination of pregnancy for medical reasons.

Article L2213-2

…termination of pregnancy for medical reasons and the medical procedures and care associated with it may be carried out at the request of the person concerned. In this case, the minor must be accompani…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Accompanying measures.

Article L3422-1

…1-1 and articles 222-34 to 222-39 of the Criminal Code, the State representative in the département may order, for a period not exceeding three months, the closure of any hotel, furnished house, guest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-39

…of the decrees of the Council of State made for the application of the said provisions, the prefect may, after hearing the operator, pronounce by order, temporarily or definitively, the withdrawal of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article R733-17-1

…payment of the rental debt previously granted by the judge seized pursuant to the article 24 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1290 du 23…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1070

…a contribution to the costs of the marriage or compensatory allowance, the court with jurisdiction may be that of the place where the creditor spouse or the parent who is the main carer of the childr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: General principles

Article A512-2

The registration referred to in Article L. 512-1 is renewed on 1 March each year. Applications for renewal must be submitted by the intermediary or the principal at least one month before the expiry d…

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