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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1581

In stipulating participation in acquests, the spouses may adopt any clauses not contrary to articles 1387, 1388 and 1389. In particular, they may agree to an unequal sharing clause, or stipulate that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Proceedings against the trader

Article R1110-15

…the local health insurance body will initiate the sanction procedure provided for inarticle L. 114-17-1 of the Social Security Code, in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 147-14 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-153

Estimates and contracts (numbers 153 and 154 of table 5) give rise, to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of estimates and sales contracts, according to the following scale:Base scale…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Judicial homologation

Article 1565

The agreement reached by the parties to a mediation, conciliation or participatory procedure may be submitted, for the purpose of making it enforceable, to the homologation of the judge competent to h…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1539

With the agreement of the parties, the judicial conciliator may enlist the assistance of another judicial conciliator within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal. When the parties meet, the judicia…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 159

The investigative measure ordered may be executed immediately.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Additional penalties applicable to natural persons

Article L823-15

Foreign nationals convicted under articles L. 823-11 or L. 823-12 may be banned from French territory:1° For up to ten years, in the event of conviction under article L. 823-11;2° Permanently, in the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 311-16

…duction companies.For the purposes of granting aid for the production of the same work, this status may only be granted to a maximum of two production companies, on condition that they act jointly.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIa: Special rules for the assessment of direct local taxes

Article 1518 E

…ned in I of Article 1498: 1° Partial exemptions from direct local taxes are granted for the years 2017 to 2025 when the difference between the assessment established for the year 2017 in application o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5 : Stipulation of unequal shares.

Article 1520

The spouses may derogate from the equal division established by law.

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