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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Translative effect

Article 1196

In contracts the object of which is the alienation of ownership or the assignment of another right, the transfer takes place when the contract is concluded. This transfer may be deferred by the will o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Translative effect

Article 1197

The obligation to deliver the thing entails an obligation to preserve it until delivery, taking all the care of a reasonable person.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1

Article L223-1

Bons de caisse are non-negotiable registered securities with an undertaking by a trader to pay on a specific date, issued in return for a loan. The conditions under which they are issued and offered f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Cash vouchers.

Article D223-1

The certificate of entry in the register issued to the owner of a till voucher includes the following information:1° Information relating to the issuer of the cash voucher:a) Identity or company name…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 13: Interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology

Article R6123-132

I.-For the "interventional rhythmology" modality, category D, and the "congenital cardiopathies excluding rhythmology" modality, category B, authorisation may only be granted if the holder has authori…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-14-1

I.-When a public establishment created on the basis of article L. 4433-14 succeeds a public administrative establishment, all the rights, property and obligations of the public administrative establis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article D513-11-11

I. - Stools and faecal microbiota preparations may only be imported from a State in which the donor selection, tests and analyses mentioned in the rules of good practice provided for in article L. 513…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Civil status records

Article 1055-1

The public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction to challenge before the family court the first name or names chosen by the parents, pursuant to the third paragraph of article 57 of the Civil Code,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Adoption

Article 1177-1

Within fifteen days of the date on which it becomes res judicata, at the request of the public prosecutor, the decision revoking the simple adoption is entered in the margin of the adopted person's bi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis

1. Income from transferable capital falling within the provisions of articles 118,119,238 septies B and 1678 bis give rise to the application of a withholding tax, the rate of which is set by 1 of Art…

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