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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section III: The surviving spouse's option.

Article 1341

In the case provided for by article 758-3 of the Civil Code, the successor spouse is invited to exercise the option available to him or her under article 757 of the same code by registered letter with…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Unjust enrichment

Article 1303

Apart from cases of business management and undue payment, a person who benefits from unjustified enrichment to the detriment of another owes, to the person who is impoverished thereby, compensation e…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Assignment of receivables

Article 1323

…n the parties, the transfer of the claim, present or future, takes place on the date of the deed.It may be relied on as against third parties from that moment. In the event of a dispute, proof of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Master and feeder general purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-60

…rmation necessary to fulfil their respective obligations.The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall specify the conditions of application of this article.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Obtaining documents held by a third party.

Article 139

…order the delivery or production of the deed or document, in original, copy or extract as the case may be, under the conditions and subject to the guarantees that he shall determine, if necessary und…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-24-1

…to professional non-trading companies is that provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 422-24.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1

…authority benefiting from the transfer of all national roads. At the end of the consultation, which may not exceed nine months from the entry into force of law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 on local…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Deeds under private signature

Article 1373

The party to whom it is opposed may disavow his handwriting or signature. The heirs or assigns of a party may likewise disavow the handwriting or signature of their author, or declare that they do not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Buying group structures.

Article D5125-24-16

Pharmacists holding a dispensary or companies operating a dispensary may form a company, an economic interest grouping or an association, with a view to purchasing, on behalf of its partners, members…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6341-24-2

…ce payment provided for in article R. 6341-40 is equal to the minimum amount set in article D. 6341-24-3 for jobseekers on a training course paid on the basis of their previous salary and to the amoun…

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