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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Property in relation to those who own it

Article 537

…ve free disposal of the property belonging to them, subject to the modifications established by the laws. Property that does not belong to private individuals is administered and may only be disposed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 323

When the accused's lawyer is not registered with a bar association, the chairman informs him that he may not say anything against his conscience or the respect due to the laws and that he must express…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L121-1

Sports associations are formed in accordance with the provisions of the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or, when their registered office is in the departments of Bas-Rhin,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Concurrent offences.

Article 440

…h assembly and carrying weapons shall be prosecuted, tried and punished in accordance with ordinary law.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Complementary local currency certificates

Article L311-5

…local currency securities may be issued and managed by one of the persons mentioned in Article 1 of Law 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy whose sole corporate purpose is th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 739

The letter rogatory shall be executed in accordance with French law unless the foreign court has requested that it be executed in a particular form. If so requested in the letter rogatory, the questio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Introductory provisions

Article 1102

…their co-contractor and to determine the content and form of the contract within the limits set by law. Freedom of contract does not permit derogation from rules of interest to public policy.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342

…t becomes due. It releases the debtor from the creditor and extinguishes the debt, except where the law or the contract provides for subrogation in the creditor's rights.

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

Article 1583

It is perfected between the parties, and ownership is acquired by operation of law by the buyer as against the seller, as soon as the thing and the price have been agreed, even though the thing has no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Savings and provident institutions

Article L512-88

…ne et de prévoyance are credit institutions and may, notwithstanding the provisions of article 3 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, carry out all banking transaction…

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