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Showing 5160 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 Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1433

The community owes a reward to the owner spouse whenever it has benefited from own property. This is the case, in particular, when it has received own money or money from the sale of own property, wit…

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

Article 1437

Whenever a sum is taken from the community, either to pay debts or charges personal to one of the spouses, such as the price or part of the price of property belonging to him or her or the redemption…

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

Article 1435

Public or ministerial officers or other custodians of deeds are obliged to deliver, at their own expense, a copy of the deeds to the parties themselves, their heirs or assigns.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The reconstitution of destroyed documents.

Article 1432

The reconstruction of a court decision is carried out by the court that issued it.

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

Article 1437

The decision is provisionally enforceable. The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged as in non-contentious matters.

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

Article 1435

If the use or reinvestment is made in advance, the property acquired is the community's own, provided that the sums expected from the community's own assets are paid to the community within five years…

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

Article 1432

When one of the spouses takes over the management of the other's own property, with the other's knowledge, and nevertheless without opposition on his part, he is deemed to have received a tacit mandat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The reconstitution of destroyed documents.

Article 1430

An application for the reconstitution of the original of an authentic or private deed destroyed, in any place, as a result of acts of war or disasters shall be brought before the judicial court.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The reconstitution of destroyed documents.

Article 1433

The claim is lodged, investigated and judged as in non-contentious matters.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-6

The insurance is financed by employer contributions based on the remuneration used to calculate contributions to the unemployment insurance scheme defined by Section I of Chapter I of Title V of Book…

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