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Showing 191200 of 45755 articles for Art. L 2124-33 · Cass. com. 18 September 2007 n° 05-20.708

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Special provisions relating to guarantee calls.

Article 337

A judgment given against the formal guarantor may, in all cases, be enforced against the guaranteed party on the sole condition that it has been notified to him.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Actions contesting parentage

Article 336

Legally established filiation may be challenged by the public prosecutor if evidence drawn from the records themselves makes it implausible or in the event of fraud against the law.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 336

Nevertheless, the hearing under oath of the persons designated by the preceding article shall not entail nullity where neither the public prosecutor nor any of the parties has objected to the taking o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
D. - Seizures outside the department.

Article 332

1. Outside the radius, the provisions of the preceding articles shall apply to offences detected in offices, warehouses and other places subject to the supervision of the Customs Service. 2. Seizures…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-18

The actual daily working time per employee may not exceed ten hours, except : 1° In the event of a derogation granted by the labour inspector under conditions determined by decree ; 2° In emergencies,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-18

In the event of a stoppage due to bad weather, employees who cannot be employed by their employer may be placed by their company at the disposal of public authorities to carry out work in the public i…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Evidentiary value of regular reports and remedies available to defendants against this legal authority.

Article 339

(1) Any person wishing to register a forgery against a report must make a written declaration to that effect, in person or by a special proxy executed before a notary, no later than the hearing indica…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-18

In the event of the concealment or misrepresentation referred to in article L. 113-8, in the event that the insured has voluntarily taken his own life during the period referred to in article L. 132-7…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-18

In the event of an order resulting from a court decision that is enforceable, even provisionally, the legal interest rate is increased by 50% on expiry of a period of two months and is doubled on expi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-18

The inventory of local facilities is set by joint deliberations of the city council or Paris council and the arrondissement council, and, where applicable, amended in the same forms.In the event of di…

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