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Showing 941950 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809

…e succession and there is no known heir; 2° When all the known heirs have renounced the succession; 3° When, after the expiry of a period of six months since the opening of the succession, the known h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

…rship or retention enforceable against the collective proceedings and the provisions of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13, the amount of distributable assets is allocated in the following order: 1° Sub…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Martinique

Article R*651-6

The competent authority in the cases provided for in article R.* 632-2 is the State representative.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-8

…lopment projects and local Agenda 21s mentioned in second paragraph of article 254 of law no. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010 on the national commitment to the environment.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-4

…erty subject to the allocation is estimated at its value on the date set in accordance with Article 829. Unless there is an amicable agreement between the co-partitioners, any balance due is payable i…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Mandatory nature of the retail declaration.

Article 85

…e. This deposit must take place during the hours set by the Director General of Customs and Excise. 3. The Director General of Customs and Excise may authorise the lodging of declarations before the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-8

…der or a legal person registered in that register. In addition, for proceedings opened on or after 26 June 2018, the judgment shall be mentioned together with an indication of the main, secondary or t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-8

…rsuing creditors that they may inspect the report referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 621-3 at the court clerk's office and at the same time notify them of the date of the hearing.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 878

…2° Carrying out the merged formality of land registration and registration referred to in article 647 ; 3° Of the collection of taxes and the contribution provided for in article 879 payable on the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2343-8

…ufficient proof that the applicant is not in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in Article L. 2341-1, Article L. 2141-4, 1° of Article L. 2341-3 and Article L. 2141-5, the production of either a…

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