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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 758-6

…s in the succession. Where the gifts thus received are less than the rights defined in articles 757 and 757-1, the surviving spouse may claim the remainder, without ever receiving a portion of the pro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 757-3

By way of derogation from article 757-2, in the event of the predecease of the father and mother, the property which the deceased had received from his ascendants by succession or gift and which is in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 758-4

The spouse is deemed to have opted for the usufruct if he or she dies without having taken part.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of liability

Article L481-8

Damages and interest are assessed on the day of the judgment, taking into account all the circumstances that may have affected the consistency and value of the loss since the day the damage occurred,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-73

…icle R. 123-72, within fifteen days of the latter, to the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and to the registrar of the former registered office or former establishment.The latter automaticall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-66

Any registered legal entity shall apply, via the single body referred to in Article R. 123-1, for an amending registration within one month of any fact or act making it necessary to rectify or supplem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-71

…orresponding amending entry;3° Updating, in the registration of a société anonyme, a société en commandite par actions, a société à responsabilité limitée or a société par actions simplifiée, the info…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-67

…article R. 123-41. However, this obligation is not applicable to the legal entities mentioned in 4° and 5° of article L. 123-1 which are designated by order of the Minister of Justice, the Minister re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-74

In the event of the transfer to France of the registered office of a European Company registered in another Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-68

…rticle R. 123-38, with the exception of those provided for in 8° for non-commercial legal entities, and in article R. 123-39.

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