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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Forced release.

Article 262

Goods on board ships whose forced release is duly justified are not subject to any duty or tax, except where the master is obliged to sell them. If this is not the case, the goods may be unloaded and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of tangible movable property

Article 2341

Where a pledge with dispossession relates to fungible things, the creditor must keep them separate from things of the same kind which belong to him. Failing this, the pledgor may rely on the provision…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The general time limit and its starting point.

Article 2224

Personal or movable actions shall be barred after five years from the day on which the holder of a right knew or should have known of the facts enabling him to exercise it.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Contractual mortgages

Article 2413

Contracts made in foreign countries cannot give a mortgage on French property, unless there are provisions contrary to this principle in political laws or treaties.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XVI: Arbitration agreement

Article 2060

Compromise may not be entered into on questions of personal status and capacity, on those relating to divorce and legal separation or on disputes concerning public authorities and public establishment…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XV: Transactions

Article 2048

Settlements are confined to their subject matter: the waiver made therein of all rights, actions and claims, means only that which relates to the dispute which gave rise to it.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Divorce for fault

Article 245

The faults of the spouse who initiated the divorce do not prevent his or her application from being examined; they may, however, remove from the facts of which he or she accuses his or her spouse the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of tangible movable property

Article 2348

It may be agreed, at the time the pledge is created or subsequently, that if the secured obligation is not performed, the creditor will become the owner of the pledged asset.The value of the asset is…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Cases and procedure for legal separation

Article 298

En outre, les règles contenues aux articles

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of tangible movable property

Article 2342

Where the non-possessory pledge relates to fungible things, the pledgor may, unless otherwise agreed, dispose of them on condition that he replaces them with the same quantity of equivalent things.

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