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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The form of gifts inter vivos.

Article 942

Minors and adults under guardianship will not be reimbursed for failure to accept or publish donations; except for their recourse against their guardians, if necessary, and without reimbursement being…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 927

Nevertheless in all cases where the testator has expressly declared that he intends such a legacy to be discharged in preference to the others, this preference shall take place; and the legacy which i…

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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

As between 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, proo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Unjust enrichment

Article 1303-4

The impoverishment ascertained on the day of the expenditure, and the enrichment as it remains on the day of the claim, are valued on the day of the judgment. In the event of bad faith on the part of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Management.

Article 1846-1

Except in the cases referred to in article 1844-7, the company comes to an end by early dissolution, which may be ordered by the court at the request of any interested party, where it has been without…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1765

If, in a farm lease, the land is given a lesser or greater extent than that which it actually has, there shall be no increase or decrease in price for the farmer, except in the cases and according to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 9: Organisation of training leading to qualifications in physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article A212-175-13

In the event of failure to comply with the obligations of the specifications mentioned in article A. 212-175-11, formal notice is sent to the establishment. The establishment has a maximum of one year…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-2

Credit institutions and finance companies may also, under conditions defined by the Minister for the Economy, acquire and hold equity interests after prior authorisation from the Autorité de contrôle…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Investment research, financial analysis and voting advisory services

Article L544-5

Any interested party may apply to the President of the Court hearing an application for interim measures to order a voting consultant to make public the information referred to in article L. 544-4, su…

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