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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules specific to leases.

Article 1753

The sublessee is liable to the landlord only up to the amount of the price of his sublease for which he may be indebted at the time of the seizure, and without being able to rely on payments made in a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1793

Where an architect or contractor has undertaken the fixed-price construction of a building, according to a plan drawn up and agreed with the owner of the land, he may not demand any increase in price,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Formalities relating to the celebration of marriage

Article 171

The President of the Republic may, for serious reasons, authorise the celebration of the marriage in the event of the death of one of the future spouses, provided that a sufficient collection of facts…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Refusal to pay for a professional transition project

Article R6323-17

The interested party may request mediation from France Compétences in application ofarticle R. 6123-14 of the Labour Code. At the request of France Compétences, the regional cross-industry joint commi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-17

The representative bodies mentioned in 2° of Article L. 444-5 are the Chambre nationale des commissaires de justice, the Conseil national des greffiers de tribunaux de commerce, the Conseil national d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Offences relating to securities issued by joint stock companies

Article L245-17

The penalties provided for by Articles L. 245-1 to L. 245-15 for chairmen, managing directors and directors of public limited companies are applicable, according to their respective powers, to members…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of these States or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R4111-17

The committee shall examine the knowledge, skills and competences acquired during the initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning of the person concerned, which have been validated…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 171

Decisions taken by the judge assigned or by the judge in charge of the review do not have the authority of res judicata.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Personal checks by the judge.

Article 179

The judge may, in order to verify them himself, in any matter take personal knowledge of the facts in dispute, the parties present or called. He shall make any observations, assessments, evaluations o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Nullities.

Article 175

The nullity of decisions and implementing acts relating to investigative measures is subject to the provisions governing the nullity of procedural acts.

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