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Showing 4150 of 40353 articles for Art. 25-3 et seq.

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing for divorce

Article 252

…diation in family matters and participative proceedings; 2° Approval of partial or full agreements between the parties on the arrangements for exercising parental authority and the consequences of div…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing for divorce

Article 251

…alteration of the marriage bond. Outside these two cases, the grounds for the application must be set out in the first submissions on the merits.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Provisions relating to Book III

Article 2508

…nterprofessional growth wage in force on the day of death up to a limit of 25% of the succession assets and, where applicable, the amount of the surviving spouse's own rights in the succession divisio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title II: Provisions relating to Book II

Article 2500

…les 642 and 643, are applicable in Mayotte subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles 2501 et 2502. The provisions relating to buildings apply only subject to the provisions of Title IV of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies authorised to grant and manage advances

Article R5141-25

…of financial aid, in the creation or takeover of a business and those defined by articles L. 511-1 et seq. of the French Monetary and Financial Code may be authorised. These organisations are audited…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Provisions relating to Book III

Article 2507

For the application to Mayotte of article 1873-13, the words: "831 to 832-1, 832-3 and 832-4" are replaced by the words: "832 to 832-2".

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-25

…r or with previous bearers, unless the bearer, in acquiring the cheque, has acted knowingly to the detriment of the debtor.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Reimbursement of a payment transaction ordered by the payee or by the payer who gives a payment order via the payee

Article L133-25

I. - The payer is entitled to reimbursement by his payment service provider of an authorised payment transaction ordered by the payee or by the payer who gives a payment order through the payee, if th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-25

Subscriptions made by current account holders give rise to a credit to their account equal to the amount of the bonds subscribed, without the physical issue of forms.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Investor information

Article L214-25

…n of their unitholders or shareholders, shall be drawn up in French. However, under the conditions set by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, they may be drawn up in a lang…

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