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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Interest-bearing loans.

Article 1914

The rules concerning life annuities are set out in the section entitled "Random contracts".

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Interest-bearing loans.

Article 1912

The debtor of an annuity constituted in perpetuity may be forced to surrender: 1° If he ceases to fulfil his obligations for two years; 2° If he fails to provide the lender with the security promised…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature and essence of the deposit contract.

Article 1919

It is perfected only by the real or fictitious surrender of the thing deposited.Fictitious surrender is sufficient when the depositary is already endowed, on some other basis, with the thing agreed to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Interest-bearing loans.

Article 1911

The annuity constituted in perpetuity is essentially redeemable. The parties may only agree that redemption shall not be made before a period which may not exceed ten years, or without giving notice t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The nature and essence of the deposit contract.

Article 1917

The deposit itself is an essentially free contract.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Interest-bearing loans.

Article 1913

…tituted in perpetuity also becomes payable in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the debtor.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Other collective investments

Article L214-191

I. - Collective investments not covered by sections 1 and 2 of this chapter are referred to as: "Other collective investments". These include1° a SICAV established in the form of a simplified joint st…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-191

The jury for the technical test is the jury provided for inarticle 16 of the modifiedorder of 11 April 2012 relating to the specific training for the national ski instructor diploma in alpine skiing.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Acts and formalities relating to the seizure of immovable property and sale by auction

Article A444-191

…er shall receive three quarters;2° The successful bidder's lawyer shall receive the remaining quarter.II. - In the event of a higher bid, the lawyer who pursued the first sale and the higher bidding l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Nuclear medicine

Article D6124-191

Staff working in the delimited area where radiopharmaceutical preparations and controls are carried out receive appropriate initial and ongoing training in radiopharmacy and radiation protection for s…

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