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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Evidence.

Article 259

Facts invoked as grounds for divorce or as defences to a claim may be established by any mode of proof, including confession. However, descendants may never be heard on the grievances raised by the sp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and procedures for bringing cases before the court

Article R249-19

…parate written document bearing the words: "Application concerning conditions of detention (Article 803-8 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)". The application contains a detailed account of the person…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-25

…3° All persons responsible for the procedures, systems and policies mentioned in article L. 533-29, whose duties are specified by the order issued in application of the same article, and who are li…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 C

…nd who are closely linked to each other from a financial, economic and organisational point of view may request, for the application of the provisions of this chapter, to constitute a single taxable p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-23

…nal model. This documentation shall demonstrate that the undertaking complies with Articles R. 352-18 to R. 352-22. It provides a detailed description of the theory, assumptions and mathematical and e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-28

The credit institution, finance company or FIA referred to in Article L. 313-23 may, at any time, prohibit the debtor of the assigned or pledged receivable from paying into the hands of the signatory…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warranty of defects in the goods sold.

Article 1644

In the case of articles 1641 and 1643, the buyer has the choice of returning the thing and having the price returned, or keeping the thing and having part of the price returned.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trust as security

Article 2372-2

In the event of a trust entered into by way of security, the contract shall mention, on pain of nullity, in addition to the provisions set out in

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-23

…e professional recovery proceedings or closing them is overturned or set aside, the court of appeal may, of its own motion, rule on the application to open the judicial liquidation proceedings.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Liens and mortgages

Article 2532

A conventional mortgage may only be granted by a deed executed in authentic form. The transfer and release of the mortgage shall take place in the same form. Contracts concluded outside Mayotte may on…

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