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Showing 24912500 of 53863 articles for Art. Rép. Cherki: AN 24-1-2017 n° 94515

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Advertising in international matters

Article 1303-1

…f article 1397-3 of the Civil Code. In the absence of a marriage record kept by a French authority, and if the record designating the law applicable to the matrimonial property regime has been drawn u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-168

…graph of Article L. 1333-29 from among its staff, as defined inArticle 16 of Law No. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and independent public a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Judicial partition.

Article 1370

Because of the complexity of the operations, an extension of the time limit, which may not exceed one year, may be granted by the judge hearing the case at the request of the notary or at the request…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter X: Trade union representatives

Article L243-10-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee included on the list drawn up by the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 1453-4, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Transitional provisions.

Article L441-10

I. - Agreements of any kind in existence on 1 July 2017 and carrying out or providing for the transactions referred to in Article L. 441-1 must be brought into compliance with the provisions of this c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Financial institutions

Article 1064

Transfers of their commitments and corresponding assets made by deferred credit companies to another company operating in accordance with the provisions of the law no. 52-332 of 24 March 1952 as amend…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information

Article L784-13

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information

Article L783-13

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information

Article L785-12

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-1

When an obligation to pay a sum of money bears interest, the debtor is discharged by paying the principal and interest. Partial payment is set off against the interest first.Interest is granted by law…

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