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Showing 1–10 of 28545 articles for “Art. 27 May 1997”
An agent who has given the party with whom he contracts in that capacity sufficient knowledge of his powers is not bound by any guarantee for what has been done beyond that, if he has not personally s…
Subject to the suspension of the time limit resulting from the notice given to the competent authority of the sentencing State pursuant to article 764-23, the sentence enforcement judge shall rule by…
The proceedings may not commence less than five days after the examination by the president of the assize court. The accused and his lawyer may waive this time limit.
Where the debtor is unable to pay the capital sum under the conditions set out in article 274, the judge shall determine the terms of payment of the capital, up to a limit of eight years, in the form…
If the parties fail to do so, the expert will inform the judge, who may order the production of the documents, subject to a fine if necessary, or, if appropriate, authorise the expert to disregard the…
…ding to avail itself of a legal or regulatory provision to receive products free of value added tax may be required to present, beforehand, a solvent guarantor who undertakes, jointly and severally wi…
Exceptionally, the judge may, by specially reasoned decision, where the age or state of health of the creditor does not allow him to support himself, fix the compensatory allowance in the form of a li…
…deed countersigned by lawyers or in the agreement that they submit to the judge for approval. They may stipulate that payment of the allowance will cease on the occurrence of a specified event. The b…
1. Decrees in the Council of State shall determine the conditions of application of Article 271.They set out in particular:- the date on which the deductions may be made;- the adjustments to which the…
Exceptionally, the chairman may authorise the accused to take one of his relatives or friends as counsel.
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