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Showing 51–60 of 30699 articles for “Art. 11 mai 1995”
A contract may not derogate from public policy either by its terms or by its purpose, whether or not the latter was known to all the parties.
The judge may appoint one or more parents or relatives, or, where applicable, any other persons to represent the person presumed absent in the exercise of his rights or in any act in which he may be i…
The order may be appealed within fifteen days of the decision. The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged according to the rules applicable to non-contentious matters.
If a new fact arises, the judge may, until the court relinquishes jurisdiction, cancel, modify or supplement the provisional measures he has prescribed.
If the witness heard under the conditions provided for in the previous article was not unable to appear on the summons, the examining magistrate may impose the fine provided for in Article 109.
Any natural person may contract except in the case of incapacity provided for by law.The capacity of legal persons is limited by the rules applicable to each of them.
The contract is formed by the meeting of an offer and an acceptance by which the parties manifest their will to commit themselves. This will may result from a declaration or unequivocal conduct of its…
…to concluding a contract or information sent during the performance of a contract may be sent by e-mail if the recipient has agreed to the use of this medium.
Decisions by the family court judge may be appealed, with the exception of those granting a divorce. The time limit for appeal is fifteen days; it runs from the date of the decision.
I. - Subject to the provisions of article 1020, the purchaser, donee, heir or legatee of a work of art, books, collectors' items or documents of high artistic or historical value, is exempt from trans…
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