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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Gradual gifts.

Article 1056

…f it depend on the estate of the indebted person, unless the deed expressly provides that his heirs may receive it or designates another second gratified person.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Civil rights

Article 10

…one who, without legitimate cause, fails to fulfil this obligation when lawfully required to do so, may be compelled to do so, if necessary under penalty of a fine or civil penalty, without prejudice…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-10

In the case of an application for authorisation mentioned in 2° of I of article R. 123-1: 1° Where the file contains all the documents required for the issue of the authorisation(s) required, in accor…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Domicile

Article 108

Husband and wife may have a separate domicile without prejudice to the rules relating to community of life. Any notification made to a spouse, even one separated from bed and board, in matters of pers…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Specific legacies.

Article 1016

…tion duties shall be payable by the legatee. All, if not otherwise ordered by the will. Each legacy may be registered separately, without such registration benefiting anyone other than the legatee or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-10

…ct to the incompatibilities with regard to the participating companies set out in Article L. 822-11-3, draw up, under their responsibility, a written report on the terms of the merger.The merger audit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Expropriation and easements in the public interest

Article 1045

…nutes, certificates, notifications, contracts and other acts made pursuant to articles L. 141-1, L. 251-1, L. 331-5, L. 441-1 and L. 531-1 of the code de l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-10

…t service providers that have a dedicated interface meeting all the conditions mentioned in Article 33(6) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 is issued by the Autor…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The civil register

Article 1060

…the indication that it entails the cancellation of previous entries. The indication of cancellation may also be made following the entries provided for by articles 1292 and 1300-4 where the interested…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Workers authorised to carry out operations on or near electrical installations

Article R4544-10

…isation in accordance with the procedures contained in the standards referred to in Article R. 4544-3. The employer shall provide each worker with a book of instructions drawn up on the basis of the r…

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