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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Leasing of work and industry.

Article 1779

There are three main types of hire of work and industry:1° Hire of services;2° Hire of carriers, both by land and by water, who undertake the transport of persons or goods;3° Hire of architects, contr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1728

The lessee is bound by two main obligations:1° To use the thing leased reasonably, and according to the destination given to it by the lease, or according to that presumed from the circumstances, in t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Part Two: Community of Conventions.

Article 1497

…e contract, modify the legal community by any kind of agreement not contrary to articles 1387, 1388 and 1389. They may, in particular, agree: 1° That the community will include movables and acquests;…

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Paragraph 1: Warranty in the event of eviction.

Article 1630

…stipulated on the subject, if the purchaser is evicted, he is entitled to claim against the seller: 1° The restitution of the price; 2° That of the fruits, when he is obliged to return them to the own…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other written documents

Article 1378-1

Domestic registers and papers are not evidence in favour of the person who wrote them.They are evidence against him:1° In all cases where they formally state a payment received;2° When they contain th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-5

…n a professional capacity is treated in the same way as a producer for the purposes of this chapter:1° Who presents himself as a producer by affixing his name, trade mark or other distinctive sign to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-10

The producer is liable ipso jure unless he proves:1° That he had not put the product into circulation;2° That, having regard to the circumstances, there are grounds for considering that the defect whi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Specific legacies.

Article 1015

…r fruits of the thing bequeathed shall accrue to the benefit of the legatee, from the day of death, and without his having made his claim in court: 1° Where the testator has expressly declared his wil…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Early waiver of the reduction action

Article 930-3

The renouncer may only request the revocation of his renunciation if: 1° The person he is entitled to inherit from does not fulfil his maintenance obligations towards him; 2° On the day the succession…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Validity of the contract

Article 1128

The following are necessary for the validity of a contract: 1° The consent of the parties; 2° Their capacity to contract; 3° A lawful and certain content.

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