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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Obligations arising from marriage

Article 206

Son-in-law and daughter-in-law also owe maintenance to their father-in-law and mother-in-law in the same circumstances, but this obligation ceases when the spouse who produced the affinity and the chi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Presentation and content of tax returns

Article 248

The Government may fix by decree, insofar as they have not been fixed by the legislation in force, the information that tax returns must contain with a view to the application of existing taxes and du…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 274

The accused is then invited to choose a lawyer to assist him in his defence. If the accused does not choose his lawyer, the president or his delegate appoints one for him ex officio. This designation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Holding of meetings

Article 235

The Court of Appeal may, on the application of the Public Prosecutor, order by reasoned judgment that the assizes shall be held at the seat of a court other than the one at which they are usually held…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: The different ways in which the term of office ends.

Article 2007

The agent may renounce the mandate, by notifying the principal of his renunciation. Nevertheless, if such renunciation prejudices the principal he must be compensated by the agent, unless the agent fi…

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

Article 2347

The creditor may also obtain a court order that the property shall remain in payment to him.Where the value of the property exceeds the amount of the secured debt, the sum equal to the difference shal…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Entries in civil status registers

Article 28

Mention will be made, in the margin of the birth certificate, of administrative acts and declarations resulting in the acquisition, loss or reinstatement of French nationality. Mention will likewise b…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 286

A free zone is any territorial enclave established for the purpose of treating goods therein as not being in the customs territory for the application of customs duties and taxes to which they are lia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Imports

Article 293

Goods that are temporarily exported and reimported after having undergone repair, processing, adaptation, alteration or working outside the territory of the Member States of the European Community are…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2021

When the trustee acts on behalf of the trust, he or she must expressly mention this. Similarly, when the trust assets include property or rights whose transfer is subject to publicity, the transfer mu…

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