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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 260

The marriage is dissolved: 1° By the divorce agreement concluded by private deed countersigned by lawyers, on the date on which it becomes enforceable; 2° By the decision granting the divorce, on the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262

The divorce agreement or judgment may be relied on as against third parties, as regards the property of the spouses, from the day on which the formalities of mention in the margin prescribed by the ru…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Intermediaries and price allocation.

Article L143-23

A decree in Council of State shall determine the measures for the implementation of Chapters I and II above and of this Chapter, in particular the emoluments to be allocated to the clerks of the comme…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-23

The producer of an audiovisual work is the natural or legal person who takes the initiative and responsibility for making the work.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-23

A local authority or a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation may set up a youth council to issue an opinion on decisions relating to youth policy in particular. This body may formulate p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-23

The national commission provided for in article L1424-22 is chaired by the Minister of the Interior or his representative. It comprises:- three representatives of the State;- three chairmen of departm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-23

An endorsement on a bearer cheque makes the endorser liable under the provisions governing recourse; moreover, it does not convert the instrument into a promissory cheque.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Securities lending

Article L211-23

The rules governing remuneration paid for loans of financial securities are set out in article 38 bis, section 2 of the General Tax Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-23

Credit institutions, finance companies and investment firms must deposit Treasury bills belonging to them with the Banque de France if the total nominal amount of these bills exceeds €750.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-23

A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the eligible transactions covered by the Mutual Insurance Code, Title III of Book VII of the Social Security Code or Article 1050 of the Rural Code and the procedures…

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