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Showing 18011810 of 45430 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15-3-2011 n° 10-14.886

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Objections of lis pendens and connexity.

Article 106

In the event that the two courts have declined jurisdiction, the later decision shall be considered null and void.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Gifts made by marriage contract to the spouses and to unborn children of the marriage.

Article 1082

The father and mother, other ascendants, collateral relatives of the spouses, and even strangers, may, by marriage contract, dispose of all or part of the property which they leave on the day of their…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1070

The family affairs judge with territorial jurisdiction is:- the judge of the place where the family residence is located;- if the parents live separately, the judge of the place of residence of the pa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Social institutions

Article 1075

The provisions of article 1083 are applicable to the caisse générale de prévoyance des marins et de leurs familles en cas de accident, de maladie, d'invalidité et de maternité (1).

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-152-2

…es bear the secure electronic signature of the registrar who drew them up, as defined by the décret n° 2017-1416 du 28 septembre 2017 relatif à la signature électronique; 4°They must be stored under c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-15

The summary data on the financial situation of the territorial collectivity of French Guyana provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 71-111-14 include the following ratios:1° Actual operati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15-1

A finance company's authorisation may be withdrawn by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution at the company's request.It may also be decided ex officio by the Autorité in the following c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rural development

Article 1022

The provisions of I of article 1045 are applicable to disputes relating to the compensation mentioned in Article L. 152-4 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code to which the institution of the easemen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-2

The certificate of extension of the examination of an application for first issue of a residence permit provided for in Articles L. 421-22, L. 421-23, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29, L. 422-14, L. 423-1, L. 4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds

Article L214-153-1

The investors referred to in Article L. 214-144 may invest in specialised professional funds referred to in Article L. 214-154 or professional private equity funds referred to in Article L. 214-159 wh…

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