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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 171-1

A marriage contracted in a foreign country between French nationals, or between a French national and a foreign national, is valid if it has been celebrated in the forms customary in the country of ce…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-13

When an undivided co-owner has improved the condition of undivided property at his own expense, he must be taken into account according to equity, having regard to what has increased the value of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-13

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Operation

Article L7323-1

The Congress of Elected Representatives meets at the request of the assembly of the territorial authority, on a specific agenda, by deliberation taken by a majority of the votes cast by the councillor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-25

…surée au moins une fois par semaine pendant leur période d'ouverture ou d'occupation, à partir d'un point de dépôt spécialement aménagé sur ces terrains ou aires d'accueil ou à leur proximité immédiat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Monitoring exposure to occupational risk factors

Article D4163-32

…date of receipt of the changes it wishes to make to the information used to determine the number of points, and will give the employer one month to submit its observations. On expiry of this period, t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Third-party proceedings.

Article 591

…upholds the third party opposition only retracts or amends the contested judgment in respect of the points that are prejudicial to the third party opponent. The original judgment retains its effect be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-28

…to ionising radiation or to emissions of radioactive substances, which cannot be neglected from the point of view of radiation protection, shall take all necessary measures to reduce such exposure in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions

Article 774-2

…e amicable resolution of the dispute between the parties, through a balanced confrontation of their points of view, an assessment of their respective needs, positions and interests, and an understandi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article L546-3

…registered in a category other than that to which he or she belongs, or to create confusion on this point.

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