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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: How easements are extinguished

Article 704

They revive if things are restored in such a way that they can be used; unless a sufficient period of time has already elapsed to make it presumed that the easement has been extinguished, as stated in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 860-1

The ratio of a sum of money is equal to its amount. However, if it has been used to acquire property, the ratio is due from the value of that property, under the conditions provided for in Article 860…

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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 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1748

A purchaser who wishes to make use of the option reserved by the lease to evict the tenant in the event of a sale is, in addition, required to give the tenant the advance notice customary in the place…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-16

If it deems it useful, the criminal court will hear the convicted person and any person with rights to the property that has been confiscated, if necessary by means of a rogatory commission. These per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Money changers

Article L524-5

It is forbidden for any company that is not authorised as a manual changer to use a name, company name, advertising or any other process that gives the impression that it is authorised as a manual cha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Scope of expertise

Article L2315-78

…ommittee may, where appropriate on the recommendation of the committees set up within it, decide to use the services of a chartered accountant or a qualified expert in the cases provided for in this s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article L2315-10

…cally considered as working time and paid at the normal rate. If the employer wishes to contest the use made of delegation time, he must refer the matter to the courts.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Expertise in the context of consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2315-91

The Social and Economic Committee may decide to use a chartered accountant as part of the consultation on the company's social policy, working conditions and employment referred to in 3° of article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-5-2

Where available, the certified information referred to in article L. 4371-5-1 is used in lieu of supporting documents to fulfil the obligations set out in article L. 4371-5.

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