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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R5125-24-2

…aries or private companies of dispensing pharmacists may, under the conditions laid down inarticle 31-1 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of libe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-2

By way of derogation from articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the legal entities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may draw up an abbreviated balance sheet and an abbreviated profi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules specific to legal mortgages of minors or adults under guardianship

Article 2399

A minor, after coming of age or emancipation, or an adult under guardianship, after the release of the guardianship of adults, may request, within a period of one year, the registration of his legal m…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules specific to legal mortgages of minors or adults under guardianship

Article 2400

During the minority and guardianship of adults, the registration made under Article 2398 must be renewed, in accordance with article 2429 of the Civil Code, by the clerk of the judicial court.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules specific to legal mortgages of minors or adults under guardianship

Article 2398

…equired on the tutor's immovables. If so, the family council determines the amount to be registered and designates the immovable property to be encumbered. If not, he may, however, decide that the reg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-2

The draft articles of association are drawn up and signed by one or more founders, who file a copy with the clerk of the commercial court of the place of the registered office. The founders publish a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 263

If the divorced spouses wish to enter into another union with each other, a new marriage celebration is required.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 264

Following a divorce, each of the spouses loses the use of his or her spouse's name. One of the spouses may nevertheless retain the use of the other's name, either with the other's agreement or with th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 265

Divorce has no effect on matrimonial benefits that take effect during the marriage and on gifts of present property whatever their form.Divorce automatically revokes matrimonial benefits that take eff…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-2-2

I.-When a distributor within the meaning of III of Article L. 511-1 contacts a policyholder or prospective policyholder by telephone with a view to concluding an insurance contract that does not fall…

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