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Showing 25512560 of 49710 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23-2-1999 n° 422

French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2430

Registration ceases to have effect if it has not been renewed by the date referred to in the first paragraph of Article 2429. Each renewal is required until a specified date. This date is fixed as sta…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-5

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph (1°) of article 23-9, declarations of nationality, once they have been registered, take effect on the date on which they were made.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article R341-25

The fact that a seller is remunerated under conditions contrary to the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 314-23 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support for young people's initiative projects.

Article L5522-24

The aid provided for in Article L. 5522-23, the maximum amount of which is determined by decree, is paid from the date on which the business is actually created or taken over.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informal appeals

Article R2122-25

The time limits set by articles R. 2122-21 and R. 2122-23 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-24

The situations of insalubrity indicated in articles L. 1331-22 and L. 1331-23 are subject to the police measures defined in Title I of Book V of the Construction and Housing Code.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Findings.

Article 250

The findings may be prescribed at any time, including in conciliation or during deliberation. In the latter case, the parties shall be notified.The findings shall be recorded in writing unless the jud…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: The audit incident.

Article 294

The judge settles any difficulties in carrying out the handwriting verification, in particular as regards the determination of the comparison documents.His decision takes the form either of a simple m…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Obligations arising from marriage

Article 211

The family affairs judge will also rule on whether the father or mother who offers to receive, feed and maintain in his or her home, the child to whom he or she owes maintenance, should in this case b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-24

The total amount of aid for video game production may not exceed 50% of the expenditure referred to in article…

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