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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Publication of civil status records

Article 101-1

…us records is ensured by the issue of full copies or extracts made by civil registrars. The content and conditions for issuing full copies and extracts are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: Restorative justice

Article 10-1

On the occasion of any criminal proceedings and at all stages of the proceedings, including during the enforcement of the sentence, the victim and the perpetrator of an offence, provided that the fact…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Arrangements between spouses, either by marriage contract or during marriage.

Article 1099-1

…roperty with money given to him or her by the other for this purpose, the gift is only of the money and not of the property for which it is used. In this case, the rights of the donor or his or her he…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Executors.

Article 1030-1

…tor may empower the executor to dispose of all or part of the immovables of the succession, receive and invest the capital, pay the debts and charges and proceed with the allocation or division of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Executors.

Article 1033-1

…rge, unless a donation is made on a special basis having regard to the disposing person's faculties and the services rendered.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Arrangements between spouses, either by marriage contract or during marriage.

Article 1094-1

…she could dispose of in favour of a stranger, or of one quarter of his or her property in ownership and the other three quarters in usufruct, or of all of his or her property in usufruct only. Unless…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-10

The manager is entitled, unless otherwise agreed, to remuneration for his work. The conditions are fixed by the undivided co-owners, to the exclusion of the interested party, or, failing this, by the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the certificate of French nationality

Article 1045-1

…a form. It shall be accompanied by documents meeting the requirements of article 9 of decree n° 93-1362 of 30 December 1993. The content of the form and the list of documents to be produced are deter…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1022-1

In cases for which the parties are exempted from the assistance of a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de cassation, decisions of cassation are notified by the registry of the Cour de cassatio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VIII: Provisions specific to the courts of appeal after cassation.

Article 1037-1

…ed within a short time under the conditions of Article 905. In this case, the provisions of article 1036 do not apply. The statement of referral shall be served by its author on the other parties to t…

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