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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Refunds

Article 1352-4

…pated minor or a protected adult of full age are reduced to the amount of the benefit he or she derived from the annulled deed.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Refunds

Article 1352-1

The person who returns the thing is liable for any damage or deterioration which has reduced its value, unless he is acting in good faith and the damage or deterioration is not due to his fault..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Refunds

Article 1352-3

Restitution includes the fruits and the value of the enjoyment that the thing has provided.The value of the enjoyment is assessed by the judge on the day he makes his decision.Unless otherwise stipula…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Refunds

Article 1352-5

…the person who must make restitution shall take into account the expenses necessary for the preservation of the thing and those which have increased its value, up to the limit of the estimated incre…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Refunds

Article 1352

…stitution of a thing other than a sum of money takes place in kind or, where this is impossible, in value, estimated on the day of restitution.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Refunds

Article 1352-7

He who has received in bad faith owes the interest, the fruits he has received or the value of the enjoyment from the date of payment. One who has received in good faith owes them only from the day of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Extradition

Article 696

In the absence of an international convention providing otherwise, the conditions, procedure and effects of extradition shall be determined by the provisions of this Chapter. These provisions shall al…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Ethics.

Article L4235-1

…l'ordre des pharmaciens, is issued in the form of a decree by the Conseil d'Etat. With regard to civil servants practising pharmacy, this code sets out the relationship between the authorities to whi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-14

A failure by the chairman of the management and administrative bodies or the chairman of the meeting of these bodies to record the deliberations of these bodies in minutes shall be sanctioned by the n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-11

When a court decision declaring a merger or demerger null and void has become final, that decision shall be publicised in a manner to be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. It shall have no ef…

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