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Showing 35113520 of 56769 articles for Art. L 144-10 · C. civ. Art. 1709 · Cass. com. 11 May 1971 · Cass. com. 23 March 1999 n° 97-15.000

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Representation

Article 1158

A third party who is in doubt as to the extent of the contractual representative's authority in connection with an act which he is about to enter into may request the principal in writing to confirm,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1189

…ears the minor, his parents, guardian or the person or representative of the service to whom the child has been entrusted, as well as any other person whose testimony he deems useful. The judge may di…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-100

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Translative effect

Article 1196

In contracts the object of which is the alienation of ownership or the assignment of another right, the transfer takes place when the contract is concluded. This transfer may be deferred by the will o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1191

The judge's decisions may be appealed:by the parents or one of them, the guardian or the person or service to whom the child has been entrusted until the expiry of a period of fifteen days following n…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-11

In the case provided for in article R. 223-10, the vehicle is sold as in the case of seizure and sale.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-43-1

This article applies to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market established or operating in a Member State of the European Union. An electronic confirmation of receipt of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Invalidity

Article 1178

A contract that does not fulfil the conditions required for its validity is null and void. Nullity must be pronounced by the judge, unless the parties establish it by mutual agreement. The annulled co…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensatory allowance

Article 1080

Where property or rights are awarded as compensatory allowance pursuant to 2° of article 274 of the Civil Code, the agreement approved or the decision granting the divorce specifies their value. Where…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application and the divorce proceedings

Article 1116

The requests referred to in the second paragraph of article 267 of the Civil Code are admissible only if the parties justify by any means their remaining disagreements. The notarial draft referred to…

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