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Showing 25412550 of 54524 articles for Art. TEPA Act of 21 August 2007

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 453

The date of the judgment is the date on which it is pronounced, in a hearing or by being made available at the registry.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 458

What is prescribed by articles 447,451,454, as regards the mention of the names of judges, 455 (paragraph 1) and 456 (paragraphs 1 and 2) must be observed on pain of nullity. However, no nullity may s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 465-1

Where a judgment fixes a maintenance allowance or one of the claims provided for in articles 214, 276 and 342 of the Civil Code, the parties are informed in a document attached to the copy of the judg…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Adversarial proceedings.

Article 468

…ersarial, unless the judge decides to adjourn the case to a later hearing. The judge may also, even of his own motion, declare the summons null and void. The judge may also, even of his own motion, de…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Summary orders.

Article 484

An interim order is a provisional decision given at the request of one party, the other present or called, in cases where the law confers on a judge who is not seised of the main proceedings the power…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Summary orders.

Article 491

The interim relief judge who imposes a penalty payment may reserve the right to liquidate it.He shall rule on the costs.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of performance.

Article 504

Proof of enforceability arises from the judgment where it is not subject to any suspensive appeal or is provisionally enforceable. In other cases, this proof results from: - either the acquiescence of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of performance.

Article 506

Releases, cancellations of security interests, entries, transcriptions or publications that must be made by virtue of a judgment are validly made in view of the production, by any interested party, of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-5

Reasons shall be given for the decision rejecting the application for a declaration of enforceability.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions.

Article 536

The inaccurate characterisation of a judgment by the judges who delivered it shall have no effect on the right to appeal. If the appeal is declared inadmissible on account of such inaccuracy, the deci…

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