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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 266

…bond and had not himself or herself filed for divorce, or where the divorce is granted to the sole detriment of his or her spouse. This application may only be made at the time of the divorce proceedi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 267

Failing a conventional settlement by the spouses, the judge shall rule on their applications to remain in joint ownership, for preferential allotment and for an advance on a share of the community or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules specific to the legal hypothec of spouses

Article 2397

The provisions of articles 2393 to 2396 shall be brought to the attention of spouses or future spouses under the conditions laid down by decree.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules specific to the legal hypothec of spouses

Article 2395

When a legal mortgage has been registered by application of the preceding article, and unless the marriage contract expressly prohibits it, the spouse benefiting from the registration may consent, in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules specific to the legal hypothec of spouses

Article 2394

…t dissolution and on condition that the immovables to which it relates exist on that date in the assets of the debtor spouse. In the event of early liquidation, the registration prior to the request s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules specific to the legal hypothec of spouses

Article 2396

Judgments made pursuant to the preceding article shall be rendered in the forms regulated by the Code of Civil Procedure. The legal mortgage of spouses is subject, for the renewal of registrations, to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 219

The president of the investigating division, and in courts where there are several investigating divisions, one of the presidents specially appointed by the general assembly, exercises the specific po…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 220

The president of the investigating chamber shall ensure the proper functioning of the investigating chambers within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal. In particular, he verifies the conditions o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 223

He may refer the matter to the Investigating Chamber for a ruling on the continued detention of an accused person in pre-trial detention..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221

…investigative act carried out. Cases involving persons under investigation who are in provisional detention shall appear on a special statement. The statements provided for in this article shall be s…

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