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Showing 33213330 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-7

The chairman of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique has the casting vote in the event of a tie.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 902

All persons may dispose of and receive either by donation inter vivos or by will, except those whom the law declares incapable of doing so.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The form of gifts inter vivos.

Article 941

Failure to publish may be asserted by all persons having an interest, except, however, those responsible for causing the publication to be made, or their assigns, and the donor.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Intermediary parent companies

Article R517-9

…shment in the European Union where the balance sheet of an establishment has not been consolidated; 2° The total value of the assets of each branch of the group which has received authorisation in the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10

…deducting cancellations, relating to contracts whose underwriting is made compulsory by article L. 211-1, when the risk is situated in France. It is paid by insurance companies in accordance with the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Market transparency

Article L762-10

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 451-1-1 Ordinance no. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-1-2 Law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-3 law no. 200…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-10-1

…fils, at regional level, the general responsibilities of the Association as defined in article L. 4322-7.It is consulted by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency on issues and projects fa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.

Article 967

Any person may dispose of by will either under the title of institution of heirship, or under the title of legacy, or under any other name appropriate to manifest his will.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Proceedings without mandatory representation.

Article 944

The magistrate hearing the case may grant the creditor an advance payment where the existence of the obligation is not seriously disputable, as well as order any other provisional measure.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension and cancellation of financial instruments

Article L420-10

I. - The operator of a trading venue may suspend or delist a financial instrument from trading for a specified period of time if the instrument or the conditions under which it is traded no longer com…

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