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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1162

A contract may not derogate from public policy either by its terms or by its purpose, whether or not the latter was known to all the parties.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1169

A contract for valuable consideration is void where, at the time of its formation, the consideration agreed for the benefit of the person making the commitment is illusory or derisory.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6° : Tax reduction for school fees for children in secondary or higher education

Article 199 quater F

…ose tax residence is in France benefit from a reduction in their income tax when their dependent children are in secondary or higher education during the school year in progress on 31 December of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capacity

Article 1148

A person who is incapable of entering into a contract may nevertheless carry out on his or her own the ordinary acts authorised by law or custom, provided that they are entered into under normal condi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection V: Divorce on conversion of legal separation

Article 1134

The order may be appealed within fifteen days of the decision. The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged according to the rules applicable to non-contentious matters.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1151

The Public Prosecutor represents the State in paternity actions brought in the absence of heirs to the alleged father or where they have renounced the succession.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection V: Divorce on conversion of legal separation

Article 1136

The costs of the conversion proceedings shall be apportioned in the same way as those of the legal separation proceedings. The costs relating to the appeal proceedings shall be treated as those of new…

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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
Paragraph 1: Capacity

Article 1145

Any natural person may contract except in the case of incapacity provided for by law.The capacity of legal persons is limited by the rules applicable to each of them.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1126

Information requested with a view to concluding a contract or information sent during the performance of a contract may be sent by e-mail if the recipient has agreed to the use of this medium.

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