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Showing 181190 of 62763 articles for Art. Arrêté DEVL1507007A of 23-3-2015

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-23

At his request, the President of the Executive Council shall receive from the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity the information necessary for the exercise of his powers.At hi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-23

The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer is responsible for the automated processing of declarations centralised in the overseas accounts file.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Handling of employers' claims and payment of beneficiaries

Article R6332-23

…rialised service which publishes the following in a dedicated and identifiable section: 1° The list of priorities, criteria and conditions for covering the costs of requests submitted by employers, th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Accepted divorce

Article 234

If the judge is satisfied that each of the spouses has freely given their consent, the judge shall grant the divorce and rule on its consequences.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Accepted divorce

Article 233

Divorce may be applied for jointly by the spouses where they accept the principle of the breakdown of the marriage regardless of the facts giving rise to it. It may be requested by one or other of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2377

Other than those provided for by special laws, preferential claims on the generality of immovable property are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor to whom the lien is o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 230

In the case provided for in 1° of article 229-2, divorce may be requested jointly by the spouses where they agree on the breakdown of the marriage and its effects by submitting for the judge's approva…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 232

The judge homologates the agreement and pronounces the divorce if he is convinced that the will of each of the spouses is real and that their consent is free and informed. He may refuse homologation a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-23

…ildbirth occurs more than six weeks before the expected date and requires postnatal hospitalisation of the child, maternity leave is extended by the number of days running from the actual date of chil…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-23

The derogation provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 526-22 only applies to claims arising from the date of registration in the register to which the sole trader is subject for his busine…

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