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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 916

In the absence of a descendant and an undivorced surviving spouse, gifts by inter vivos deeds or wills may exhaust all assets.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 913

…ly if he is represented or if he is required to report a gift pursuant to the provisions of article 845.Where the deceased or at least one of the deceased's children is, at the time of death, a nation…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 917

…law makes a reservation, shall have the option, either to execute such disposition, or to make an abandonment of the ownership of the available portion.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident

Article D1226-8-1

The period of absence from work after which a liaison appointment can be arranged is thirty days.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-14

For the application of 1° and 2° of Article 706-53-5, the proof referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-13 is delivered or sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating to the continuity of family ties

Article A444-84-1

The anticipated joint acknowledgement provided for in Article 342-11 of the Civil Code and the acknowledgement of paternity or maternity made by authentic act provided for in Article 316 of the same c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Agreement between professional organisations

Article L132-17-8

I.-Where the professional organisations representing authors and publishers in the book sector conclude an agreement covering all the provisions mentioned in II, this agreement may be made binding on…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9-1

…tion takes, with regard to an undertaking mentioned in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 421-9 and authorised in France, the protective measure provided for in 14° of I of Article L. 612-33 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Aid for sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption

Article R1435-9-9

…request, from aid in the event of incapacity due to illness, calculated on a flat-rate daily basis and equal to one thirtieth of half of the maximum amount of additional remuneration received in appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article R4241-8-1

…d her or them, stating the date on which she began practising the profession of pharmacy assistant, and the length of time she has practised the said profession. The conditions under which the pharmac…

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