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Showing 17611770 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of acquiring French nationality

Article 22

A person who has acquired French nationality shall enjoy all the rights and be bound by all the obligations attached to French nationality, from the day of such acquisition.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 230

In the case provided for in 1° of article 229-2, divorce may be requested jointly by the spouses where they agree on the breakdown of the marriage and its effects by submitting for the judge's approva…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 232

…vinced that the will of each of the spouses is real and that their consent is free and informed. He may refuse homologation and not pronounce the divorce if he finds that the agreement insufficiently…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Acquisitive prescription in property matters.

Article 2273

A title invalid for lack of form cannot serve as a basis for the ten-year statute of limitations.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Acquisitive prescription in property matters.

Article 2274

Good faith is always presumed, and it is up to the person alleging bad faith to prove it.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Acquisitive prescription in property matters.

Article 2275

It is sufficient that good faith existed at the time of acquisition.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Acquisitive prescription in property matters.

Article 2272

The limitation period required to acquire ownership of real estate is thirty years.However, a person who acquires real estate in good faith and by just title prescribes ownership after ten years..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assignment of receivables as security

Article 2373

Ownership of a claim may be assigned as security for an obligation by the effect of a contract concluded pursuant to articles 1321 to 1326.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-19-1

…the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property referred to in Article R. 411-19 shall be that of the place of residence of the person lodging the appeal.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-25-2

…ct a subsidiary having its head office in that Member State to the rules set out in Articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27, it may issue reservations to the group supervisor, in the absence of a joint decis…

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