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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Payment of undue payments

Article 1302-2

A person who by mistake or under duress has paid the debt of another may bring an action for restitution against the creditor. Nevertheless this right ceases in the case where the creditor, as a resul…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-2

Where the spouses designate the law applicable to their matrimonial property regime by virtue of the Convention on the Law Applicable to Matrimonial Property Regimes, done at The Hague on 14 March 197…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the sale.

Article 1589-2

Any unilateral promise of sale relating to an immovable, an immovable right, a business, a right to a lease relating to all or part of an immovable or to the securities of the companies referred to in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1843-2

…al but give rise to the allocation of shares entitling the shareholder to share in the profits and net assets, subject to contributing to losses.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1832-2

A spouse may not, under the penalty provided for in article 1427, use joint property to make a contribution to a company or acquire non-negotiable company shares without his or her spouse having been…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-2

The presumption of liability established by article 1792 also extends to damage that affects the solidity of the equipment elements of a structure, but only when these form an indivisible whole with t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title VIII bis: Property development contracts

Article 1831-2

The contract empowers the developer to enter into contracts, receive work, settle contracts and generally to perform, up to the overall agreed price, on behalf of the project owner, all acts required…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Joint ventures.

Article 1872-2

…t an inconvenient time.Unless otherwise agreed, no partner may request the division of undivided assets pursuant to Article 1872 as long as the company has not been dissolved.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-2

The co-undividers, if they all consent, may agree to remain in undivided ownership.On pain of nullity, the agreement must be drawn up in writing including a description of the undivided property and a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1009-2

The limitation period shall run from the date of notification of the decision ordering the striking off. It shall be interrupted by an act unequivocally expressing the intention to enforce.The First P…

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