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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The lender's obligations.

Article 1900

If no term has been set for restitution, the judge may grant the borrower a period of time depending on the circumstances.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary deposit.

Article 1922

Voluntary deposit may regularly be made only by the owner of the thing deposited, or with his express or tacit consent.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HP

I.-(Repealed) II.-The approval provided for in Article 238 bis HO is granted to limited companies whose sole purpose is the co-ownership purchase of new fishing vessels: a) Operated directly and conti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Interest-bearing loans.

Article 1906

A borrower who has paid interest that was not stipulated may neither repeat it nor set it off against the capital.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 235

…s its port of registry to another part of the same territory is required to pay any difference that may exist between the customs duties, duties and taxes, other than those mentioned in the code of ta…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions required for the validity of the contract.

Article 1969

It may also be set up, purely gratuitously, by donation inter vivos or by will. In this case, it must comply with the formalities required by law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Necessary deposit.

Article 1950

Witness evidence may be received for the necessary deposit, even when it is for a value greater than the figure provided for in Article 1359.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3141-16

…ngth of time they have worked for the employer;-their activity with one or more other employers; 2° May not, except in exceptional circumstances, change the order and dates of departure less than one…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 195

Possession of status may not exempt the alleged spouses who invoke it, respectively, from representing the act of celebration of the marriage before the civil registrar.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions required for the validity of the contract.

Article 1971

The life annuity may be constituted either on the life of the person who provides the price, or on the life of a third party, who has no right to enjoy it.

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