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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1391

The marriage contract must determine the assets to which the option stipulated in favour of the survivor will apply. It may lay down bases of valuation and terms of payment, except for the reduction i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Delegation

Article 1336

Delegation is a transaction by which one person, the delegator, obtains from another, the delegate, an obligation to a third, the delegatee, who accepts it as a debtor. The delegate may not, unless ot…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Affixing seals.

Article 1313

The bailiff deposits with the notary responsible for settling the estate, or, if there is no notary, either in his office or with a bank, any securities, sums, valuables, jewellery or other precious o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Common provisions.

Article 1325

If difficulties arise with regard to the measures provided for in this section, the parties or the judicial officer may refer the matter to the president of the judicial court by simple petition. The…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability

Article 1313

Solidarity between debtors obliges each of them to pay the entire debt. Payment by one of them discharges them all to the creditor. The creditor may request payment from the joint and several debtor o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Unsealing.

Article 1319

…choose another public and ministerial officer or the designation is made in accordance with article 1333.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1371

…at the division operations are carried out properly and that the time limit provided for in Article 1369 is observed. To this end he may, even ex officio, issue injunctions to the parties or to the no…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Assignment of receivables

Article 1321

The assignment of a claim is a contract by which the assigning creditor transfers, for valuable consideration or free of charge, all or part of his claim against the assigned debtor to a third party c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 1363

…e drawn, this shall be done before the notary appointed pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 1361 and, failing that, before the president of the judicial court or his delegate. If an heir is in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1392

The option open to the survivor lapses if he has not exercised it, by notification to the heirs of the predeceased, within one month of the day on which they have given him formal notice to take sides…

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