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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 222

…roperty which he or she holds individually, he or she is deemed, with respect to third parties acting in good faith, to have the power to perform that act alone. This provision does not apply to movab…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 598

…also enjoy, in the same manner as the owner, mines and quarries which are in operation at the opening of the usufruct; and nevertheless, if it is a question of an operation which cannot be made withou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 4-1

The absence of unintentional criminal fault within the meaning of Article 121-3 of the Criminal Code does not prevent an action being brought before the civil courts to obtain compensation for damage…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Evidentiary value of regular reports and remedies available to defendants against this legal authority.

Article 338

1. The courts may not admit against customs reports any invalidity other than those resulting from the omission of the formalities prescribed by articles 323-1, 324 to 332 and 334 above. 2. However, a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-86-1

…is a sole trader with limited liability, the provisions of this section apply :- to accounts relating to unrestricted assets where the payment incident is the result of a cheque issued on one of these…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-14

The following provisions do not apply to the dismissal of an employee who has been with the company for less than two years and to dismissals carried out by an employer who usually employs less than e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Gametes.

Article L1273-3

…de, reproduced below:"Except in the case provided for in Article 16-8-1 of the Civil Code, disclosing information that makes it possible to identify both a person or couple who has donated gametes and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-22

In the event that an insured who has taken out a policy operating by declaration of foodstuffs has not complied with the obligations laid down by decree, the contract may be cancelled without delay at…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-2

The training of crews and ground staff not paid by the State gives rise to the payment of tuition fees by the air transport companies for the benefit of which this training is given or by the interest…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives and means of intervention

Article L412-4

As part of the search for breaches falling under 1° of Article…

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