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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 268

…he consequences of the divorce. The judge, after checking that the interests of each of the spouses and of the children are preserved, approves the agreements by pronouncing the divorce.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 266

…he was a defendant to a divorce granted on the grounds of definitive alteration of the marital bond and had not himself or herself filed for divorce, or where the divorce is granted to the sole detrim…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 267

…the judge shall rule on their applications to remain in joint ownership, for preferential allotment and for an advance on a share of the community or undivided property. He shall rule on applications…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Income tax, corporation tax and taxes referred to in Chapter III

Article 248

…rce, the information that tax returns must contain with a view to the application of existing taxes and duties, as well as the number of copies of such returns that must be supplied by each taxpayer.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 299

…The provision, via electronic communications, of a digital interface that enables users to contact and interact with other users, in particular with a view to the delivery of goods or the provision o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8: Transfer and extinction of mortgages

Article 2474

…same reservation;3° By purge;4° By the termination permitted in the last paragraph of Article 2417 and to the extent provided for by that text.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8: Transfer and extinction of mortgages

Article 2473

…rred ipso jure with the secured claim. The mortgagee may subrogate another creditor in the mortgage and retain his claim. He may also, by an assignment of anteriority, assign his registration rank to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO PART TWO

Article Annexe 22-2

STANDARD AGREEMENT, REFERRED TO IN 2° OF ARTICLE R. 2212-9, SETTING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH DOCTORS PRACTISING IN HEALTH CENTRES CARRY OUT VOLUNTARY INTERRUPTION OF PREGNANCY BY INSTRUMENTAL METHOD…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-2

French nationals who have the option of renouncing French nationality in the cases referred to in this title may exercise this option by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq. He may…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV bis: Conflict of laws rules

Article 202-2

The marriage is validly celebrated if it was celebrated in accordance with the formalities laid down by the law of the State in whose territory the celebration took place.

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