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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-143

Association funds must be invested within one month of the date of collection at the latest. The date of purchase and the price of the securities must be evidenced by means of a slip issued by the aut…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1433

The community owes a reward to the owner spouse whenever it has benefited from own property. This is the case, in particular, when it has received own money or money from the sale of own property, wit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1432

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

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1435

If the use or reinvestment is made in advance, the property acquired is the community's own, provided that the sums expected from the community's own assets are paid to the community within five years…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1438

If the father and mother have jointly endowed the common child without expressing the portion to which they intended to contribute, they are deemed to have each endowed half, either if the dowry was p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1431

If, during the marriage, one spouse entrusts the other with the administration of his or her own property, the rules of the power of attorney apply. The mandating spouse is, however, exempt from rende…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1439

The dowry constituted for the common child, in community property, is borne by the community. It must be borne half by each spouse, at the dissolution of the community, unless one of them, in constitu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1434

Use or reinvestment is deemed to be made with regard to a spouse whenever, at the time of an acquisition, he has declared that it was made from his own funds or from the alienation of an own, and to t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1436

When the price and costs of the acquisition exceed the sum used or reused, the community is entitled to a reward for the excess. If, however, the community's contribution is greater than that of the a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1437

Whenever a sum is taken from the community, either to pay debts or charges personal to one of the spouses, such as the price or part of the price of property belonging to him or her or the redemption…

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