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

Article 1440

The guarantee of the dowry is due by any person who has constituted it; and its interest accrues from the day of the marriage, even though there is a term for payment, if there is no stipulation to th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The arbitration agreement.

Article 1445

On pain of nullity, the compromise shall determine the subject matter of the dispute.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The arbitration agreement.

Article 1444

The arbitration agreement shall designate, where appropriate by reference to arbitration rules, the arbitrator or arbitrators, or provide for the procedures for their appointment. Failing this, the ar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The arbitration agreement.

Article 1442

The arbitration agreement takes the form of an arbitration clause or an arbitration agreement. An arbitration clause is the agreement by which the parties to one or more contracts undertake to submit…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The arbitration agreement.

Article 1449

The existence of an arbitration agreement shall not prevent a party, as long as the arbitral tribunal has not been constituted, from bringing an action before a State court for the purpose of obtainin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The arbitration agreement.

Article 1443

An arbitration agreement shall be in writing, failing which it shall be null and void. It may result from an exchange of writings or from a document referred to in the main agreement.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The arbitration agreement.

Article 1446

The parties may compromise even during proceedings already commenced before a court.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The arbitration agreement.

Article 1448

Where a dispute arising under an arbitration agreement is brought before a State court, the latter shall declare that it has no jurisdiction unless the arbitral tribunal has not yet been seised and th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1440

The registrars and depositories of public registers or repertoires are required to issue copies or extracts to all applicants, subject to their rights and provided that the decision is precisely ident…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The arbitration agreement.

Article 1447

An arbitration agreement is independent of the contract to which it relates. It is not affected by the ineffectiveness of the latter. When void, the arbitration clause is deemed unwritten.

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