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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Community of movables and acquests.

Article 1499

…h the spouses were already burdened when they married, or of which they are burdened by successions and gifts that fall to them during the marriage, are included in the joint liabilities. The fraction…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Community of movables and acquests.

Article 1501

…e prejudiced by the distribution of pre-marital liabilities or liabilities arising from successions and gifts. They retain, in all cases, the right to seize the assets that previously formed their ple…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Community of movables and acquests.

Article 1498

Where the spouses agree that there shall be community of movables and acquests between them, the common assets shall include, in addition to the property which would form part of them under the regime…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1418

…s who indicate to the administration that they are unable to submit the declaration electronically, and owners whose main residence does not have Internet access, will use the other means made availab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article D1412-1-1

I. - The fifteen qualified persons chosen for their expertise and interest in ethical issues mentioned in 4° of I of article L. 1412-2 are proposed as follows: - one person proposed by the Prime Minis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-102-1

Sales by voluntary auction of all goods and rights other than movable and movable objects, retail trees and boats give rise to the collection of a proportional emolument, according to the following sc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-1

A sale of a building to be constructed is one in which the seller undertakes to build a building within a period specified in the contract. It may be concluded on completion or in a future state of co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-1-1 (TO ARTICLES A. 811-25 and A. 812-24)

Article Annexe 8-1-1

…related to the day-to-day management of the business during the observation period of the safeguard and receivership proceedings; - litigation relating to a claim for revendication or restitution that…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisional documents issued while an application submitted via the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15-1

The submission of an application using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 431-2 will result in the immediate issue of a dematerialised online submission certificate. This document does not provid…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Processing asylum applications

Article R591-12-1

…yotte: 1° In Article R. 531-2: the words: "twenty-one days" are replaced by the words: "seven days" and after the words: "to lodge", the words: "in person" are inserted; 2° In article R. 531-4: the wo…

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