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Showing 221230 of 58927 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-6-2010 n° 09-65.482

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Refunds

Article 1352-6

Restitution of a sum of money includes interest at the legal rate and taxes paid in the hands of the person who received it.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-6

If the producer cannot be identified, the seller, the lessor, with the exception of a financial lessor or a lessor assimilated to a financial lessor, or any other professional supplier, is liable for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-6

Damages and interest due for delay in payment of an obligation to pay a sum of money consist of interest at the legal rate, from the date of the formal notice.These damages and interest are due withou…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-6

The change of matrimonial property regime takes effect between the parties from the date of the decision or deed providing for it and, with regard to third parties, three months after the publicity fo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-6

The manager represents the undivided co-owners to the extent of his powers, either for civil acts or in court, both as plaintiff and defendant. He is obliged to state the names of all the undivided co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Applications for review and reconsideration

Article 622-1

A review of a final criminal judgment may be requested for the benefit of any person convicted of an offence where it follows from a judgment of the European Court of Human Rights that the conviction…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-11

The provisions of articles 627-4 to 627-10 are also applicable if the person claimed is prosecuted or convicted in France for charges other than those covered by the request from the International Cri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 612-1

In all matters, where the interests of public policy or the proper administration of justice so require, the Cour de cassation may order that the annulment it pronounces shall have effect in respect o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-15

Any person detained on the territory of the Republic may, if he or she consents, be transferred to the International Criminal Court for the purposes of identification or hearing or for the performance…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 618-1

Where an application for judicial review lodged by the person prosecuted or by the civil party has been dismissed, the court may order the applicant to pay to the other party the sum it determines, in…

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