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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 130

…n whose existence is judicially established recovers his property and that which he should have received during his absence in the state in which it is, the price of that which would have been alienat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 123

…pplicable, in the country of the domicile or last residence of the person who has remained without giving any news. The court to which the application is referred may also order any other publicity me…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 125

The application initiating proceedings may be made as early as one year before the expiry of the time limits provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 122. The declaration of absence is made at le…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presumption of absence

Article 119

Rights acquired without fraud, on the basis of the presumption of absence, are not called into question when the death of the absent person is established or judicially declared, regardless of the dat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 132

The marriage of the absent person remains dissolved, even if the judgment declaring the absence has been annulled.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presumption of absence

Article 118

If a person presumed absent reappears or gives news of himself, the measures taken for his representation and the administration of his property shall, at his request, be terminated by the judge; he s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 131

Any interested party who has caused a declaration of absence to be made by fraud shall be required to restore to the absent person whose existence is judicially established the income from the propert…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Article L410-3

…their request, other aeronautical qualifications, as well as organisations or, where applicable, individuals providing training to obtain and maintain qualifications, must be approved by the Minister…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Article L410-2

…autical titles. To this end, for licences falling within the remit of the Minister responsible for civil aviation, they must be approved by the Minister responsible for civil aviation under conditions…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Article L410-4

…ing and renewing aeronautical titles and qualifications may also be authorised by the Minister for Civil Aviation to renew qualifications themselves. The conditions for authorisation are set by minist…

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