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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: How usufruct ends

Article 622

The usufructuary's creditors may have any waiver made by him to their prejudice annulled.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Public and private documents

Article 637

Decrees may exempt certain categories of deeds from the registration formality (1).

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Carriers.

Article L133-6

All actions for damage, loss or delay, to which the contract of carriage may give rise against the carrier, shall be barred within one year, without prejudice to cases of fraud or infidelity. All othe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R237-6

In the case provided for in article L. 237-10, the liquidator shall file his accounts at the commercial court registry where any interested party may inspect them and obtain a copy at his own expense.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-6

The court hearing the action referred to in article L. 1143-2 may, with the agreement of the parties, instruct a mediator, under the conditions set out in section 1 of chapter I of title II of law no.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Declaration specific to temporary employment agencies

Article R1263-6

…undertakings that post an employee to French territory, under the conditions set out in article L. 1262-2, must submit a declaration containing the following information: 1° The name or business name,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Easements deriving from the location of premises

Article 644

…ed to be a public domain dependency by article 538 under the heading "De la distinction des biens", may use it as it passes for the irrigation of his properties. A person whose inheritance this water…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Easements deriving from the location of premises

Article 647

Any owner may close his inheritance, except for the exception made in article 682.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-6

The following may be recipients of information and personal data recorded in the national file of persons prohibited from managing: 1° Pursuant to 3° of Article L. 128-2 :a) Judicial police officers o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Changes of forenames and surnames.

Article 60

Any person may apply to the civil registrar to change their forename. The application is submitted to the civil registrar of the place of residence or the place where the birth certificate was drawn u…

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