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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualifications for succession.

Article 729-1

…nworthy cannot, in any case, claim, out of the property of that succession, the enjoyment which the law grants to fathers and mothers out of the property of their children.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1122

The law or the contract may provide for a cooling-off period, which is the period before the expiry of which the recipient of the offer may not express his acceptance, or a withdrawal period, which is…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Warranty in the event of eviction.

Article 1626

…at the time of the sale no stipulation has been made as to the guarantee, the seller is obliged by law to guarantee the purchaser against the eviction he suffers in whole or in part from the object s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article R157-1

…16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of law in the table below.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The European Small Claims Procedure.

Article 1385

…ndered is not subject to appeal. The claimant may, however, proceed in accordance with the ordinary law.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 18

…n, subrogated guardian or curator of his duties against his will; - dismissing a person entitled by law to be guardian or subrogated guardian.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Judicial police

Article 809-2

In French Polynesia, the civil servants and agents mentioned in Article 35 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia are deputy judicial police offic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subtitle I: General provisions

Article 2326

A security interest may be created over the assets of a legal person governed by private law by virtue of powers resulting from deliberations or delegations drawn up under private signatures, even tho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Occupational health nurse

Article L4623-9

Under the conditions of professional ethics defined and guaranteed by law, the occupational health nurse carries out the tasks assigned to him/her by this code or delegated by the occupational health…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative

Article L7222-28

…he State in the territorial collectivity is responsible for national interests, compliance with the law and, under the conditions laid down by this code, administrative control.Under the conditions la…

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