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Showing 231240 of 24570 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18 June 1996 · Cass. com. 11 February 1992 · Cass. com. 28 June 1994

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Commitments of the borrower.

Article 1881

If the borrower uses the thing for another purpose, or for a longer time than he ought, he shall be liable for the loss that has occurred, even by fortuitous event.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1836

The Articles of Association may only be amended, in the absence of a clause to the contrary, by unanimous agreement of the partners. Under no circumstances may the commitments of a partner be increase…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liability for offences

Article 1809

In the event of the use of undeclared stills, the persons for whom such equipment is or has been used, as well as the owners, operators, users and drivers of the said equipment, shall be liable to the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-18

…ing of exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 185

…of an appeal by the person under investigation against the committal order provided for in Article 181, the public prosecutor has a further five days in which to lodge a cross-appeal from the date of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Commitments of the borrower.

Article 1882

If the thing lent perishes by a fortuitous event which the borrower could have secured by using his own, or if, being able to keep only one of the two, he preferred his own, he is liable for the loss…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 182

A marriage contracted without the consent of the father and mother, the ascendants, or the family council, in cases where such consent was necessary, may be contested only by those whose consent was r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Obtaining a speciality by a court-appointed administrator already on the list referred to in article L. 811-2

Article R811-28-7

I.-The panel for the examination referred to in article R. 811-28-5 is composed as follows: 1° A professor of higher education or lecturer responsible for teaching law in the field of the speciality a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28

As an exception to the provisions of articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, natural persons benefiting from the regime defined in article 50-0 of the General Tax Code may not prepare annual accounts. They k…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-28

Each partner has the right to participate in decisions and has a number of votes equal to the number of shares he owns. A partner may be represented by his spouse unless the company comprises only the…

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