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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Refunds

Article 1352-3

Restitution includes the fruits and the value of the enjoyment that the thing has provided.The value of the enjoyment is assessed by the judge on the day he makes his decision.Unless otherwise stipula…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Unjust enrichment

Article 1303-3

The impoverished person has no action on this basis where another action is open to him or is barred by law, such as prescription.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-3

A payment made in good faith to an apparent creditor is valid.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-3

Where the designation of the applicable law is made before the marriage, the future spouses present to the civil registrar either the act by which they made this designation, or a certificate issued b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-13

When the relevant committee gives a favourable opinion on an application for support for authors, its opinion also covers, in the light of the information provided in the application file, the form of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Advertising in international matters

Article 1303-3

Where the marriage record is kept by a French authority, the change of matrimonial property regime obtained in application of the foreign law governing the effects of the union is mentioned in the mar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other provisions

Article D4021-5

In the absence of a National Professional Council bringing together the various components of the same profession, the professional organisations represented on the High Council for the Paramedical Pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Accommodation facilities

Article D6124-501

Healthcare establishments that include accommodation facilities have at least one room equipped with a fixed air cooling system enabling the elderly or frail persons present in these establishments to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a State that is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of the member or party States.

Article D4221-13-8

Applicants for a licence to practise under the provisions of article L. 4221-9 must prove that they have a sufficient command of the French language when submitting the application provided for in art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissions responsible for applications for authorisation to practise by doctors with hospital and university qualifications

Article D4111-13-8

If the ministerial authority does not respond to an application submitted under articles L. 4131-4 and L. 4131-4-1 within four months of receipt of a complete application, this will be deemed to const…

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