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Showing 30713080 of 65597 articles for Art. L 141-7 · Cass. com. 20 June 1978 · CA Versailles 17 December 1980 · Cass. com. 14 May 1952 · Cass. 1re civ. 2 March 1960 · C. civ. Art. 2276

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The arbitration tribunal

Article 1456

The arbitral tribunal is constituted when the arbitrator or arbitrators have accepted the assignment entrusted to them. On that date, the dispute is referred to it. It is the arbitrator's responsibili…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Cadastral changes and changes affecting the tax debtor

Article 1404

…ct of a year, a property tax assessment has been made in the name of a person other than the person legally liable for the tax, the tax relief for this assessment is granted provided that the obligati…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Nullities.

Article 178

The omission or inaccuracy of a statement intended to establish the regularity of a transaction may not render it null and void if it is established, by any means, that the legal requirements were, in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Objections to marriage

Article 179

If the opposition is rejected, the objectors, other than ascendants nevertheless, may be ordered to pay damages. Default judgments and rulings rejecting oppositions to marriage are not subject to oppo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in France (Incoming passport)

Article R532-17

I. - The AMF shall receive notifications of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services from the investment firms referred to in articles L. 532-18 and L. 532-18-1. It shall also receive…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-7

I.-The legal representatives, directors, employees and agents of the associations mentioned in I of Article L. 513-3 of this Code are bound by professional secrecy in the context of the tasks mentione…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-14

Pursuant to the third paragraph of article 38 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties, the right to object does not apply to the file provided for in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 170

In any matter, the investigating judge, the public prosecutor, the parties or the assisted witness may, during the course of the investigation, refer a matter to the investigating chamber for the annu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1791

If the work is made up of several parts or by measure, the verification may be done by parts: it is deemed to be done for all the parts paid for, if the master pays the workman in proportion to the wo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1717

The lessee has the right to sublet, and even to assign his lease to another, if he has not been prohibited from doing so. It may be prohibited in whole or in part. This clause is always mandatory..

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