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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L224-100

The rules relating to the obligation to provide information by credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and the bodies mentioned in Article L. 518-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L224-101

The rules on direct marketing of banking or financial services are laid down by the provisions of Chapter I of Title IV of Book III of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L224-102

The rules on canvassing for insurance are set out in the provisions of Chapter II of Title I of Book I of the Insurance Code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1003

A universal legacy is a testamentary disposition by which the testator gives to one or more persons the universality of the property that he will leave at his death.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1006

Where at the death of the testator there are no heirs to whom a share of his property is reserved by law, the universal legatee shall be seised ipso jure by the death of the testator, without being ob…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1007

…all immediately draw up a report of the opening and condition of the will, specifying the circumstances of the deposit. In the case provided for in article 1006, the notary shall verify the conditions…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1009

The universal legatee, who is in concurrence with an heir to whom the law reserves a share of the property, shall be liable for the debts and charges of the testator's succession, personally for his s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1005

…d in the will, from the day of death, if the request for delivery has been made within one year, since that time; otherwise, this enjoyment shall only begin from the day of the request made in court,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1004

…y is reserved by law, these heirs are seized ipso jure, by his death, of all the property of the succession; and the universal legatee is bound to ask them for the delivery of the property included in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-10

…issued a favourable opinion on the granting of the status of tax agent responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties. Only candidates who score at least thirty points in all three tests…

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