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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-17

…turalisation may only be granted to a foreigner who can prove habitual residence in France for the five years preceding the submission of the application.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-19

May be naturalised without a probationary period condition: 1° (Paragraph repealed); 2° (Paragraph repealed); 3° (Paragraph repealed); 4°A foreigner who has actually performed military services in a u…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-24-1

The condition of knowledge of the French language does not apply to political refugees and stateless persons legally and habitually resident in France for at least fifteen years and aged over seventy.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-25-1

The public authority's response to an application to acquire French nationality by naturalisation must be made no later than eighteen months from the submission of all the documents required to consti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Hearing of the claimant

Article R249-35

…te by means of audiovisual telecommunication in accordance with article 706-71. The applicant may waive his or her request for a hearing if he or she considers that, at the end of the period set pursu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-13

The undivided co-owners may agree that, on the death of one of them, each of the survivors may acquire the share of the deceased, or that the surviving spouse, or any other designated heir, may have i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-10

…entitled, unless otherwise agreed, to remuneration for his work. The conditions are fixed by the undivided co-owners, to the exclusion of the interested party, or, failing this, by the president of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-4

An agreement to maintain undivided ownership requires the capacity or power to dispose of the undivided property. It may, however, be entered into on behalf of a minor, by his legal representative alo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the presence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-17

…ies have not been parties to the agreement, third parties who have dealt with the manager of the undivided interest may not rely, to the detriment of the usufruct rights, on any powers conferred on hi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-9

The joint ownership agreement may regulate the method of administration in the event of more than one manager. In the absence of special stipulations, they shall separately hold the powers provided fo…

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