French Civil Code
In forceDonations granted directly or indirectly to religious associations within the meaning of articles 18 and 19 of the Law of 9 December 1905 on the separation of the Churches and the State, to congregations and, in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, to public religious establishments and to associations registered under local law for religious purposes by foreign States, foreign legal entities or non-resident individuals are freely accepted by these associations and establishments, unless opposition is lodged by the competent administrative authority, after implementation of an adversarial procedure, on the grounds mentioned in III of article 19-3 of the aforementioned Law of 9 December 1905.
Opposition to the gift, made under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, renders it ineffective.
