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Showing 44314440 of 63274 articles for Art. s. 1833 and 1844-10 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 July 2000

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Property in relation to those who own it

Article 537

…free disposal of the property belonging to them, subject to the modifications established by the laws. Property that does not belong to private individuals is administered and may only be disposed of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Property in relation to those who own it

Article 539

The property of persons who die without heirs or whose estates are abandoned belongs to the State.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Property in relation to those who own it

Article 542

Communal assets are those to whose ownership or proceeds the inhabitants of one or more communes have an acquired right.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Property in relation to those who own it

Article 543

One may have over the property, either a right of ownership, or a mere right of enjoyment, or only land services to claim.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Signing the partnership contract on behalf of unauthorised purchasers

Article R2223-5

…supervisory minister(s) shall sign the partnership contracts on behalf of the unauthorised purchasers.From the date of signature of the partnership contract, these purchasers shall assume all the righ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-53

The social and economic committee is informed and consulted : 1° Before an application to open receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings is filed with the company registry; 2° During safeguar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Right of accession to what is produced by the thing

Article 550

…possesses as owner, by virtue of a title transferring ownership of which he is unaware of the defects. He ceases to be in good faith from the moment these defects become known to him.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Right of accession to what is produced by the thing

Article 547

The natural or industrial fruits of the earth, The civil fruits, The growth of animals, belong to the owner by right of accession.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Right of accession to what is produced by the thing

Article 548

…by the thing belong to the owner only on condition that he reimburses the costs of ploughing, work and sowing carried out by third parties, the value of which is estimated at the date of reimbursemen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-56

…company of his decision in one of the forms provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 4381-53. The company has a period of six months from the date of this notification to notify the member,…

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