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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1387-1

When the divorce is granted, if debts or sureties have been granted by the spouses, jointly or severally, in connection with the management of a business, the court may decide to make the spouse who r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-1

…uses who are divorcing with a view to liquidating their matrimonial property regime. Articles 265-2 and 1451 are applicable to these agreements.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-16

The recruitment of a person mentioned in article L. 5132-6-1 on an open-ended contract is declared by electronic means, using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. Where applicable, the t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article R5211-12-1

…ommunities resulting from the transformation of a new agglomeration syndicate before 1 January 2015 and new agglomeration syndicates existing on 1 January 2015 is determined: 1° For the fraction menti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-1

A grouping may be formed by insurance undertakings meeting the conditions set out in 1°, 2° and 4° of I of Article L. 361-4-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code in order to: 1° Carry out, w…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 129-1

The parties can always ask the judge to record their conciliation.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1149-1

Where, in the case of a change of filiation, the child of full age consents to the change of his or her name, this consent is received by a civil registrar, a notary, a French diplomatic or consular a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: General provisions

Article L4221-1-1

…g responsibilities:1° Responsibility for the construction, reconstruction, development, maintenance and operation of lycées. To this end, the metropolitan authority provides reception, catering, accom…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sustainable mobility allowance

Article R3261-13-1

…61-3-1 include: 1° The self-service hire or provision of vehicles mentioned in 4.8, 4.9, 6.10, 6.11 and 6.14 of article R. 311-1 of the Highway Code, with or without a docking station and accessible o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Injunction to do.

Article 1425-1

Enforcement in kind of an obligation arising from a contract concluded between persons who are not all merchants may be requested from the protection litigation judge or the judicial court in the matt…

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