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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2288

A surety bond is the contract by which a guarantor undertakes to the creditor to pay the debtor's debt in the event of the latter's default. It can be taken out at the request of the principal debtor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-206

I.-The subscription by the company of its own shares, either directly or by a person acting in his own name but on behalf of the company, is prohibited. The founders or, in the case of an increase in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 220

The minutes must mention the presence or absence of the parties, the surnames, first names, date and place of birth, place of residence and profession of the persons heard and, if applicable, the oath…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special export provisions

Article 22

1. Decrees may temporarily and in cases of emergency permit or suspend the export of products of the soil and of national industry. 2. These acts must be presented, in the form of bills, to the Nation…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Some specific time limits and starting points.

Article 2226

An action for liability arising from an event resulting in bodily injury, brought by the direct or indirect victim of the resulting injury, shall be barred after ten years from the date of consolidati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 202

1. In the event of the cessation of the practice of a non-commercial profession, the income tax due in respect of the profits from the practice of that profession including those arising from debts ac…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 2232

The postponement of the starting point, suspension or interruption of prescription may not have the effect of extending the period of extinctive prescription beyond twenty years from the day on which…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XVII: Participatory procedure agreement

Article 2065

While it is in progress, a participatory procedure agreement entered into before the matter is referred to a judge renders inadmissible any recourse to the judge for a ruling on the dispute. However,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Determining the mode and timetable of the investigation.

Article 227

If the judge assigned within the court does not belong to the trial panel, the decision ordering the enquiry may simply state the time limit within which it must be carried out. In the event of anothe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XVII: Participatory procedure agreement

Article 2063

The participatory procedure agreement shall, on pain of nullity, be contained in a writing that specifies:1° Its term;2° The subject matter of the dispute;3° The documents and information necessary fo…

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