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Showing 15211530 of 44611 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 et L. 145-16

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Judicial homologation

Article 1567

The provisions of articles 1565 and 1566 are applicable to settlements reached without recourse to mediation, conciliation or a participative procedure. In such cases, the matter is referred to the co…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2 : Affixing of the executory clause by the court registry

Article 1570

…dged, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules of the accelerated procedure on the merits.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Awards rendered in France

Article 1520

An action for annulment is only available if:

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Sentences rendered abroad

Article 1525

…be lodged within one month of service of the decision. The parties may, however, agree on another method of notification where the appeal is lodged against the award which has been granted exequatur.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1545

…dure agreement shall mention the surnames, first names and addresses of the parties and their lawyers.The communication of claims and pleas in fact and in law, documents and information between the pa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 5: Other remedies

Article 1503

The arbitral award is not subject to opposition or appeal in cassation.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Awards rendered in France

Article 1518

An award rendered in France in international arbitration may only be the subject of an action for annulment.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1533

…ions: 1° Not have been the subject of a conviction, incapacity or disqualification mentioned in bulletin no. 3 of the criminal record; 2° Possess, through the present or past exercise of an activity,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Agreement procedure

Article 1547

Where the parties intend to use a technician, they shall select him by mutual agreement and determine his remit. The technician is remunerated by the parties in accordance with the terms agreed betwee…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The procedure for approving a partial agreement and adjudicating the residual dispute

Article 1560

…on signed by the lawyers who assisted them during the participatory procedure under the conditions set out in this paragraph.This application shall contain, on pain of inadmissibility which the judge…

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