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Showing 37413750 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resources of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-7

…operation. These contributions are annual. If necessary, the Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund may also raise exceptional contributions. Contributions are payable by members of the fund who are a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-4

…In the case referred to in 2°, the consent of both members of the couple or of the unmarried woman may be revoked as long as there has been no intervention on the embryo as part of the research.III.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1074-4

I.-Within a period of six weeks from notification of the decision to the parties, the court registry shall send to the body responsible for paying family benefits, as appropriate: 1° Either an enforce…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R313-4

…uency] Number of instalments: [number] 6° Amount of each instalment [amount] [currency] Your income may fluctuate. Please ensure that you will still be able to meet your [frequency] payments in the ev…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-26

From the day after the funds are made available to the borrower and in the event of withdrawal, the borrower shall repay to the lender the capital paid in and shall pay the interest accrued on that ca…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VD

I. - The gross capital loss realised on the property or rights designated in articles 150 U to 150 UC is not taken into account.II. - In the event of the sale of a property acquired by successive frac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-6

A joint order by the prefect and the chairman of the fire and rescue service's board of directors sets out, after consulting the board of directors, the organisation of the departmental service.In the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appeal from a judgment ruling exclusively on jurisdiction

Article 85

Other than the information prescribed by articles 901 or 933, the statement of appeal specifies that it is directed against a judgment ruling on jurisdiction and must, on pain of inadmissibility, stat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 658

In all cases provided for in articles 655 and 656, the bailiff must notify the interested party of the service, on the same day or at the latest on the first working day, by simple letter containing t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 91

…th declarations take the place of death certificates and are enforceable against third parties, who may only obtain their rectification or annulment, in accordance with articles 99 and 99-1 of this co…

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