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Showing 7180 of 37858 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 30-4-2014 n° 13-13.641

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-4

Failing any other designation by law, the contract or the judge, the place of payment of the obligation to pay a sum of money is the creditor's domicile.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Term bonds

Article 1305-4

The debtor may not claim the benefit of the term if he fails to provide the security promised to the creditor or if he reduces the security securing the obligation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-4

The creditor may refuse a partial payment even if the benefit is divisible.He may agree to receive in payment something other than what is due..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-4

Where the designation of the applicable law is made during the marriage, that designation takes effect between the parties as from the drawing up of the instrument of designation and, as regards third…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-13

The following projects are eligible for writing grants:1° Project for a feature-length cinematographic work;2° Project for an audiovisual work in the genre of fiction, animation or creative documentar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 421-13

To be eligible for development aid, production companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have chairmen, directors or managers, as well as the majority of their direct…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-13

Short-length cinematographic works are made, in a minimum proportion determined under the conditions set by the decree of 21 May 1992 taken for the application of article 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 J…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Change of matrimonial property regime.

Article 1300-4

The application for homologation of a change of matrimonial property regime is brought before the family court of the family's place of residence.An extract of the application is forwarded by the appl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article 694-30

The European investigation decision intended for the French authorities shall be sent, according to the distinctions provided for in the second and third paragraphs, to the public prosecutor or the in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune.

Article D2573-13-4

In addition, a new supplementary census may not be carried out for the same municipality after the allocation of a new fictitious population in the year following the first allocation and preceding th…

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