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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Gifts made by marriage contract to the spouses and to unborn children of the marriage.

Article 1085

If the statement referred to in the preceding article has not been appended to the deed containing the gift of the present and future property, the donee will be obliged to accept or repudiate this gi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to protected adults

Article 424

The future protection agent incurs liability for the exercise of his mandate under the conditions provided for in Article 1992.The person authorised pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of Chapter…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Universal community.

Article 1526

The spouses may establish by their marriage contract a universal community of their property, both movable and immovable, present and future. However, unless otherwise stipulated, the property that ar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374-1

On pain of nullity, the assignment must be made in writing. This writing shall include the designation of the secured claims. If they are future, the deed must allow them to be individualised or conta…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-48

The internal control system referred to in 3° of Article L. 356-19 includes at least administrative and accounting procedures, an internal control framework, appropriate reporting arrangements at all…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-15

Where supplementary occupational pension funds use references to credit ratings issued by credit rating agencies within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European P…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Delegation

Article 1337

Where the delegator is a debtor of the delegatee and the delegatee's intention to discharge the delegator is expressly stated in the deed, the delegation constitutes novation. However, the delegator r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Aid for healthcare provision in areas with health deficits

Article D1511-55

The contract concluded between the student during his or her postgraduate studies and the local authority or authorities awarding the aid specifies, in particular, the penalties incurred by the contra…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-8

The person in respect of whom habilitation has been granted retains the exercise of his rights other than those the exercise of which has been entrusted to the person empowered to represent him pursua…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2356

On pain of nullity, the pledge of a claim must be concluded in writing. The secured claims and the pledged claims are designated in the deed. If they are future, the deed must allow them to be individ…

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