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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Livestock given to the farmer.

Article 1822

The numerical, descriptive and estimated statement of the animals handed over, appearing in the lease, does not transfer ownership of them to the lessee; its sole purpose is to serve as a basis for th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1805

The numerical, descriptive and estimated statement of the animals handed over, appearing in the lease, does not transfer ownership of them to the lessee. Its sole purpose is to serve as a basis for th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Commitments of the person lending for use.

Article 1890

If, during the term of the loan, the borrower has been obliged, for the preservation of the item, to incur any extraordinary, necessary, and so urgent expenditure that he was unable to notify the lend…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 189

The parties shall be questioned in each other's presence unless circumstances require them to be questioned separately. They must be confronted if one of the parties so requests. Where the appearance…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Personal checks by the judge.

Article 181

The judge may, in the course of the verification operations, at the hearing or in any other place, be assisted by a technician, hear the parties themselves and any person whose hearing appears to be u…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 18

Judicial police officers have jurisdiction within the territorial limits where they carry out their usual duties. Officers of the judicial police, temporarily placed at the disposal of a service other…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1842

Companies other than the joint ventures referred to in Chapter III enjoy legal personality from the time of their registration. Until registration, the relationship between the members is governed by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title X: Loans

Article 1874

There are two kinds of loan:That of things which can be used without destroying them;And that of things which are consumed by the use made of them.The first kind is called "loan for use".The second is…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Livestock given to the tenant farmer.

Article 1828

It may be stipulated that the tenant farmer shall relinquish to the lessor his share of the fleece at a price lower than the ordinary value;That the lessor shall have a larger share of the profit;That…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Transfer of shares.

Article 1864

The provisions of the two preceding articles may be waived only to modify the six-month period provided for in Article 1863 (1st paragraph), and without the period provided for by the Articles of Asso…

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