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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 150

If the father and mother are dead, or if they are unable to express their will, the forefathers and foremothers shall replace them; if there is dissension between the forefather and the foremother of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1578

At the dissolution of the matrimonial property regime, if the parties do not agree to proceed with the liquidation by agreement, one of them may apply to the court for it to be proceeded with judicial…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1523

The tax is imposed in the name of the owners or usufructuaries and payable against them and their principal tenants (1). Civil or military civil servants and employees housed in buildings belonging to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-15-1

The organisations issuing the training qualifications mentioned in article L. 4311-15 send these qualifications to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4311-15 in the form of certified…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1587

I. - A royalty is levied for the benefit of the départements on each net tonne of the conceded product extracted by mine concessionaires, amodiataires and sous-amodiataires of mining concessions, by h…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1417

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Separation as to property.

Article 1538

Both in relation to his or her spouse and to third parties, a spouse may prove by any means that he or she has exclusive ownership of property. Presumptions of ownership set out in the marriage contra…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1410

The order for an injunction to pay and the application are kept as minutes at the court registry.If the application is accepted, the court registry gives the applicant a certified copy of the applicat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1570

The original patrimony includes the property that belonged to the spouse on the day of the marriage and that which he or she has acquired since by succession or gift, as well as all property which, un…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Separation as to property.

Article 1540

When one of the spouses takes over the management of the other's property, with the latter's knowledge, and nevertheless without opposition on his part, he is deemed to have received a tacit mandate,…

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