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Showing 921930 of 61421 articles for Art. L 1224-1 · CPI Art. L 132-16

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warranty of defects in the goods sold.

Article 1642-1

The seller of a building to be constructed may not be relieved, either before acceptance of the work or before the expiry of a period of one month after the purchaser takes possession, of construction…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-16

Neither the company nor the partners may rely on a nullity against third parties acting in good faith. However, nullity resulting from incapacity or one of the defects of consent may be relied on even…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the presence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-16

Where undivided property is encumbered by a usufruct, agreements, subject in principle to the provisions of the preceding chapter, may be concluded either between the bare owners or between the usufru…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Notifications and copies of decisions

Article 1180-16

Any decision of the judge is notified, at the registry's behest, to the applicant, the parents and, where applicable, the ad hoc administrator.A minor who has reached the age of sixteen is notified of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Removal of mortgages by third-party purchasers.

Article 1281-16

On expiry of the time limit for contestation, the auction sale hearing is fixed by the president at the request of the pursuing creditor, at a date within a period of two to four months following the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment income

Article R343-16

By way of derogation from Article R. 343-14, for undertakings carrying on both the operations referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 310-1 whose technical provisions relating to the operations referre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Periodicity of individual monitoring of workers' state of health

Article R4624-16

The employee will benefit from a renewal of the initial information and prevention visit, carried out by a health professional mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 4624-1, at intervals which…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-16

The single, simplified declaration makes it possible to comply with : 1° The declarations provided for by the following provisions, or required for their application: a) Articles 87 A and 87-0 A of th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-16

…y way of exception and at the reasoned request of the beneficiary, the periods provided for in articles…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Seizures in the hands of the debtor

Article R221-16

Under penalty of being declared null and void, the attachment deed shall contain : 1° A reference to the title under which the seizure is carried out; 2° An inventory of the property seized, including…

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