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Showing 15211530 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1148-2

…ply to the court for legal separation or divorce under the conditions provided for in articles 1106 and 1107.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1144-2

The divorce agreement shall mention, where applicable, that the information provided for in 1° of Article 229-2 of the Civil Code has not been given in the absence of discernment of the minor child co…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1144-4

…alimony or compensatory allowance in the form of a life annuity sets out the collection procedures and the rules for revising the claim, as well as the criminal penalties incurred in the event of def…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1148-1

…de in view of the production, by any interested party, of a certified copy of the divorce agreement and, where applicable, its annexes or an extract thereof.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1144-5

The divorce agreement shall fix the apportionment of its costs between the spouses subject to the application of the provisions of Article 123 of Decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 where one of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1144-1

The agreement for divorce by mutual consent by act under private signature countersigned by lawyers specifies the name of the notary or the legal person holding the notarial office responsible for rec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-11

…icles L. 1322-3 to L. 1322-7, as well as damage caused by work carried out under articles L. 1322-8 and L. 1322-10.In the cases provided for by articles L. 1322-3 to L. 1322-7, the compensation due by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-11

…of the territorial authority which has decided to organise the referendum may take part in the vote and, for a local referendum decided by a municipality, nationals of a Member State of the European U…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-11

…e made to the procedures for carrying out the research or to any document relating to the research, and may suspend or prohibit the research. Except in cases of imminent risk, a modification of the pr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-11

The following are null and void1° All general clauses forfeiting the right of the insured to claim in the event of a breach of laws or regulations, unless such breach constitutes a crime or an intenti…

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