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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-25-1

…r she has been habitually resident in France for a period of at least ten years on the day of this handover. The aforementioned time limits may be extended once, by reasoned decision, for a period of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Management.

Article 1846-2

The appointment and termination of office of the managing partners must be published. Neither the company nor third parties may, in order to avoid their commitments, rely on an irregularity in the app…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Gift-shares made to presumptive heirs.

Article 1077-2

…w the rules for gifts inter vivos in all matters relating to imputation, calculation of the reserve and reduction. The action for reduction may only be brought after the death of the disposant who mad…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Gift-shares made to presumptive heirs.

Article 1078-2

…may also agree that a previous gift made outside the share will be incorporated into the partition and set off against the donee's share of the reserve as an advance on the inheritance share.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules

Article 1347-2

Claims that cannot be seized and obligations to return a deposit, a loan for use or a thing of which the owner has been unjustly deprived are only compensable if the creditor consents.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The alternative obligation

Article 1307-2

If it results from force majeure, the impossibility of performing the chosen service discharges the debtor.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "intensive care" and 2°: "dispensatory polyvalent intensive care

Article D6124-28-1

I. - The medical team of an intensive care unit and a polyvalent intensive care unit consists of : 1° Doctors specialising in intensive care medicine or anaesthesia ; 2° Where necessary, other special…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-10-2

…t if planning permission is not required. Authorisation is granted for a specific number of screens and seats. A new application for authorisation is required if the project undergoes substantial chan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-21-1

…in accordance with the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2011-595 of 26 May 2011 on the conditions and procedures for implementing electronic Internet voting for the election of staff representatives…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-2

…212-12 specifies: 1° The technical specifications from which derogations are made; 2° The cinemas and equipment of the establishment concerned; 3° When it is granted on the basis of 4° of article R.…

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