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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Refunds

Article 1352-3

Restitution includes the fruits and the value of the enjoyment that the thing has provided.The value of the enjoyment is assessed by the judge on the day he makes his decision.Unless otherwise stipula…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Unjust enrichment

Article 1303-3

The impoverished person has no action on this basis where another action is open to him or is barred by law, such as prescription.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-3

A payment made in good faith to an apparent creditor is valid.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-3

Subrogation cannot prejudice the creditor where he has been paid only in part; in that case, he may exercise his rights, in respect of what remains due to him, in preference to the person from whom he…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-3

…ent is the contract by which the seller immediately transfers to the purchaser his rights over the land and ownership of the existing buildings. Future works become the property of the purchaser as an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Forgery

Article 647-3

The defendant must reply, within fifteen days, whether or not he intends to make use of the document alleged to be false.This declaration shall be served on the plaintiff.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-3

…ect to the preceding rules, provided that they are punishable under the law of the requesting State and under that of the requested State. If the request concerns several offences committed by the per…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-39

…servedly subject to the laws of the requesting State, by reason of any act prior to the extradition and different from the offence for which the extradition was ordered, if for thirty days from the da…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-36

Extradition obtained by the French Government shall be null and void if it has taken place outside the conditions provided for in this chapter. Immediately after the extradited person is taken into cu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-37

The courts referred to in Article 696-36 shall judge the characterisation given to the acts which gave rise to the extradition request.

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