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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29

The ordinary civil courts have exclusive jurisdiction to hear disputes concerning the French or foreign nationality of natural persons. Questions of nationality are preliminary before any other admini…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2289

When the law subordinates the exercise of a right to the provision of security, it is said to be legal. Where the law confers on the judge the power to make the satisfaction of a claim subject to the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2291

A person may act as surety for the creditor on behalf of the person who guaranteed the principal debtor.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2290

Guarantees may be simple or joint and several. Joint and several liability may be stipulated between the guarantor and the principal debtor, between the guarantors, or between them all.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2288

…ault. It can be taken out at the request of the principal debtor or without any request on his part and even without his knowledge.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acquisition of French nationality by descent

Article 21

Simple adoption has no automatic effect on the nationality of the adopted person.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Retirement

Article D1237-2-2

…r shall offer employees, before they retire, awareness training in the fight against cardiac arrest and in life-saving techniques as provided for in article L. 1237-9-1. The time spent on this trainin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L2563-2-2

In all communes where a first numbering operation is carried out, half of the cost of the operation, if completed before 31 December 2008, is subject to financial compensation in the form of an except…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV bis: Conflict of laws rules

Article 202-2

The marriage is validly celebrated if it was celebrated in accordance with the formalities laid down by the law of the State in whose territory the celebration took place.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Effects of the guarantee between the debtor and the guarantor

Article 2310

Where there are several principal debtors jointly and severally liable for the same debt, the guarantor shall have the remedies provided for in the preceding articles against each of them.

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