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Showing 11711180 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings without mandatory representation.

Article 992

The Registrar of the Court of Cassation shall, without delay, notify a copy of the statement in response to the appellant by simple letter. In the event of a cross-appeal, he shall notify a copy of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Deductible liabilities

Article 974

…xisting on 1st January of the tax year, contracted by one of the persons mentioned in 1° of article 965 and actually borne by it, relating to taxable assets and, where applicable, in proportion to the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Non-contentious proceedings.

Article 952

The judge may, on this declaration, modify or retract his decision. If this is not the case, the court registrar shall without delay transmit the case file with the declaration and a copy of the decis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Adaptation to overseas France

Article R1413-89-2

…rritorial vigilance and support network mentioned in article R. 1413-65. ".In 3° of article R. 1413-90, the words: "regional vigilance and support network" are replaced by the following words: "territ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Adaptation to overseas France

Article R1413-89-3

For the application of articles R. 1413-67 to R. 1413-89-1 and articles R. 1413-90 and R. 1413-91 to French Guyana and Martinique, the reference to the regional level is understood to be the reference…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Occupational health medical file

Article R4624-45-8

…tification, erasure and restriction, as provided for in Articles 16 to 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, with the occupational health and prevention service. Subject to the provisions of Article R. 4624…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 96

When a marriage is celebrated in one of the cases provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 93, publications are made, insofar as circumstances allow, at the place of the future spouse's last domi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Debts of the co-sharers

Article 864

Where the partitionable mass includes a claim against one of the co-partitioners, whether due or not, the latter is allotted it in the partition up to the amount of his rights in the mass. Up to the a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Debts of the co-sharers

Article 867

Where the co-sharer himself has a claim to be asserted, he is allotted his debt only if, when balanced, the account shows a balance in favour of the undivided estate.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809

The succession is vacant: 1° When no one appears to claim the succession and there is no known heir; 2° When all the known heirs have renounced the succession; 3° When, after the expiry of a period of…

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