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Showing 14811490 of 26239 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 12-11-2020 n° 19-20.478 FS-PBRI

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 Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-11

The decisions of the Board of Directors relating to 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 13° and 19° of I of article R. 6123-8 are automatically enforceable fifteen days after they are received by the ministers responsi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

Until 1 January 2020, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall publish the annual information referred to in Article L. 355-5 according to the following timetable a) No later than 20 weeks after t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-11

The Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration may delegate some of its powers mentioned in 11° and 12° of Article R. 121-9 to the Director General, under the conditions i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article L214-190-1

I. - The assets referred to in II of article L. 214-168 are financial instruments, receivables or any other asset within the meaning of article L. 214-154, or risk or cash sub-participations. Direct o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-12

The permanent mountaineering section referred to in article A. 142-8 is composed of the following persons: 1° The director of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme, president; 2° A representative…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-21

By way of derogation from Article 1136-12, failing which the family affairs judge, seised under article 1136-20, to have ruled within ten days on the application to modify the protection order relatin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-12

The body reception facility organises the conditions of use of the body for medical teaching and research purposes. These activities are part of the training or research programmes and projects determ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-14

When the contested payment notice has been notified by the Agence nationale de traitement automatisé des infractions, the rectifying payment notice is notified by the same means. The municipality, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-13

The mandatory prior administrative appeal provided for in VI of article L. 2333-87 is exercised, within a period of one month from the date of notification of the payment notice for the parking charge…

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