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Showing 141150 of 19529 articles for Art. n° 18-14.917 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Contracts improperly referred to as livestock.

Article 1831

When one or more cows are donated to house and feed them, the lessor retains ownership: he has only the benefit of the calves born from them.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1842

Companies other than the joint ventures referred to in Chapter III enjoy legal personality from the time of their registration. Until registration, the relationship between the members is governed by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Management.

Article 1847

If a legal entity acts as managing director, its directors are subject to the same conditions and obligations and incur the same civil and criminal liability as if they were managing directors in thei…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1800

A livestock lease is a contract by which one party gives the other a fund of livestock to keep, feed and care for, under conditions agreed between them.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1817

At the end of the lease, or when it is terminated, the lessor shall take animals of each species, so as to obtain the same stock of livestock as that which he has surrendered, in particular as regards…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Livestock given to the farmer.

Article 1821

This livestock (also called iron livestock) is that by which the owner of a rural holding gives it on farm with the proviso that on expiry of the lease, the farmer will leave the same stock as that wh…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Management.

Article 1846

The company is managed by one or more persons, who may or may not be partners, appointed either by the Articles of Association, by a separate deed or by a decision of the partners.The Articles of Asso…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Livestock given to the tenant farmer.

Article 1828

It may be stipulated that the tenant farmer shall relinquish to the lessor his share of the fleece at a price lower than the ordinary value;That the lessor shall have a larger share of the profit;That…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Partners' commitments to third parties.

Article 1857

With regard to third parties, the partners are indefinitely liable for the company's debts in proportion to their share in the company's capital on the due date or on the date of cessation of payments…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1815

If there is no time fixed by the agreement for the duration of the herd, it is deemed done for three years.

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