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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Actions available to the creditor

Article 1341-1

Where the failure of the debtor to exercise his rights and actions of a proprietary nature compromises the rights of his creditor, the latter may exercise them on behalf of his debtor, with the except…

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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 1346-5

…debtor may invoke subrogation as soon as he is aware of it, but it may not be set up against him unless he has been notified of it or has taken note of it.Subrogation may be set up against third part…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-5

The debtor of an obligation to deliver a certain body is discharged by its delivery to the creditor in the same condition, unless he proves, in the case of deterioration, that the deterioration is not…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-1

Conventional subrogation occurs on the creditor's initiative where the creditor, receiving his payment from a third party, subrogates that third party in his rights against the debtor.This subrogation…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-6

Failing any other designation by law, contract or judge, payment must be made at the debtor's domicile.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-4

The creditor may refuse a partial payment even if the benefit is divisible.He may agree to receive in payment something other than what is due..

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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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-134

Where the European Public Prosecutor's Office decides not to exercise its jurisdiction, the public prosecutor hearing the investigation or the investigating judge hearing the information shall remain…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Nature of the continuous assessment of knowledge leading to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés (three-degree state diploma for sports instructors) during training under the responsibility of the Minister for Sport

Article A212-134

The purpose of the work experience placement, which is included in the training for the specific part, is to place the trainee in a position of responsibility in an activity, teaching or training stru…

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