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Showing 4150 of 70794 articles for Art. R 143-1 à R 143-3 · Cass. com. 28 April 2004 · Cass. com. 20 October 1998 · Cass. com. 7 March 2000 · Cass. com. 25 February 2003 · Loi 2015-990 du 6 août 2015

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1439

The party wishing to obtain the issue of a second enforceable copy of an authentic instrument must apply to the president of the judicial court. The request shall be made by petition.In the event of r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-143

If the postal voting form and the proxy form appear on a single document, this document shall contain, in addition to the information provided for in Articles L. 214-104 and L. 214-105, the following…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1438

If the father and mother have jointly endowed the common child without expressing the portion to which they intended to contribute, they are deemed to have each endowed half, either if the dowry was p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 15: Hospitalisation at home activity

Article R6123-143

The purpose of hospital at home care with the "rehabilitation" mention is to provide complex, multidisciplinary and coordinated rehabilitation in the patient's home in order to prevent or reduce funct…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R4321-143

Any deliberately inaccurate or incomplete declaration made to the local council by a masseur-physiotherapist may give rise to disciplinary proceedings. The same applies to the concealment of professio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-143

…tion funds must be invested within one month of the date of collection at the latest. The date of purchase and the price of the securities must be evidenced by means of a slip issued by the authorised…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Seizures notified to public accountants

Article R143-3

Subject to the provisions of article 6-1 of decree no. 93-977 of 31 July 1993 relating to seizures and assignments notified to public accountants and postal cheque centres or the Caisse Nationale d'Ép…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1439

The dowry constituted for the common child, in community property, is borne by the community. It must be borne half by each spouse, at the dissolution of the community, unless one of them, in constitu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1436

When the price and costs of the acquisition exceed the sum used or reused, the community is entitled to a reward for the excess. If, however, the community's contribution is greater than that of the a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1434

Use or reinvestment is deemed to be made with regard to a spouse whenever, at the time of an acquisition, he has declared that it was made from his own funds or from the alienation of an own, and to t…

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