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Showing 761770 of 56962 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-10-2014 n° 13-16.806

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-12

The Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée or his representatives attend meetings of the Commission as of right.The secretariat of the Commission is provided by the relevant de…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Confusion

Article 1349-1

Where there is joint and several liability between several debtors or between several creditors, and the confusion concerns only one of them, extinction takes place, with regard to the others, only fo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-13

The producer's liability towards the victim is not reduced by the act of a third party who contributed to the occurrence of the damage.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1387-1

When the divorce is granted, if debts or sureties have been granted by the spouses, jointly or severally, in connection with the management of a business, the court may decide to make the spouse who r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Debt forgiveness

Article 1350-1

A remission of debt granted to one of the joint and several debtors discharges the others to the extent of its share.A remission of debt made by only one of the joint and several creditors discharges…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Business management

Article 1301-1

He is bound to exercise all the care of a reasonable person in the management of the business; he must continue the management until the master of the business or his successor is able to provide for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Refunds

Article 1352-1

The person who returns the thing is liable for any damage or deterioration which has reduced its value, unless he is acting in good faith and the damage or deterioration is not due to his fault..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Actions available to the creditor

Article 1341-1

Where the failure of the debtor to exercise his rights and actions of a proprietary nature compromises the rights of his creditor, the latter may exercise them on behalf of his debtor, with the except…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Payment of undue payments

Article 1302-1

Any person who mistakenly or knowingly receives something that is not due to him must return it to the person from whom he received it unduly.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of debt

Article 1327-1

If the creditor has agreed to the assignment in advance and has not intervened in it, he may only invoke it or rely on it from the day on which it was notified to him or as soon as he has taken note o…

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