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Showing 6170 of 25706 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 December 1991 · Cass. com. 12 November 1992 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 November 1987

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions relating to mortgages held by spouses and guardians

Article 2441

If the value of the immovables on which the mortgage of the minor or of the adult under guardianship has been registered significantly exceeds what is necessary to guarantee the management of the guar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2423

…he judicial decision giving rise to the mortgage, where this results from the provisions of Article 2401; 2° The judge's authorisation, the judicial decision or the title for a judicial mortgage. Each…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2429

…the Consumer Code, or if the mortgage is accompanied by a reloading clause provided for in Article 2416, the term of the registration is at most fifty years on the day of the formality. If the due da…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L775-24

…he same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-2-1 to L. 533-2-3 Order no. 20…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions applicable to hunting accidents.

Article R421-24

…responsible party, the victim, the insurer and the guarantee fund.The provisions of articles R. 421-12 to R. 421-17 apply to compensation from the guarantee fund for hunting damage resulting from pers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-24

…e State an annual grant to finance training for jobseekers in application of b of 3° of article L. 6123-5.The amount of this allocation is set by decision of the France Compétences Board of Directors…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-24

In cases where the law does not provide for exemption, the applicant referred to in article R. 431-12 pays the special tax relating to the issue of the residence permit.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-24-1

…rove one of the transactions mentioned in the first paragraph of article 27 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies is that provided for in the first parag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-24

In article R. 713-17 : a) In 7° of I and 3° of II, the words: "of the category and, where applicable, the sub-category to which" are replaced by the words: "of the college to which"; b) In 1° of II, t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-17

When the convicted person is on French territory, the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office shall conduct or arrange for the convicted person to be heard in order to obtain his or her oral…

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