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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 758-5

The calculation of the spouse's full ownership right provided for in articles 757 and 757-1 will be made on a mass made up of all the property existing at the death of her husband to which will be fic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-4

The judge hearing the application for revision may, depending on the case and even of his own motion, either reduce the quantity or periodicity of the benefits encumbering the gift, or modify its purp…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Multiple subjects

Article 1309

An obligation binding several creditors or debtors is divided between them by operation of law. The division also takes place between their successors, the obligation being joint and several. If it is…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-5

The debtor may invoke subrogation as soon as he is aware of it, but it may not be set up against him unless he has been notified of it or has taken note of it.Subrogation may be set up against third p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697

Within the jurisdiction of one or more Courts of Appeal, a judicial tribunal shall have jurisdiction to investigate and, in the case of misdemeanours, try the offences referred to in Article 697-1. Ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Economic warning rights

Article L2312-64

The social and economic committee or, where applicable, the economic committee may be assisted, once per financial year, by the chartered accountant provided for in article L. 2315-92, summon the stat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Superior Court of Arbitration.

Article L2524-9

…following a new appeal, the new award is set aside by the Court, the Court shall appoint one of its rapporteurs to conduct a supplementary investigation. Within fifteen days of the second annulment de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions recognising a state of natural disaster

Article D125-1-1

The rules governing the right to communication of administrative documents on which decisions are based to recognise or not to recognise a municipality as being in a state of natural disaster are laid…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-7

The Statutory Auditors' special report provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 225-40 and the third paragraph of article L. 225-88 of the Commercial Code must contain, in addition to the inf…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-18

The core capital referred to in Article L. 351-6 is made up of the following elements: 1° The excess of assets over prudential liabilities, valued in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of this chapter;…

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