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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Gifts made by marriage contract to the spouses and to unborn children of the marriage.

Article 1086

A gift by marriage contract in favour of the spouses and the unborn children of their marriage may still be made, on condition of paying indiscriminately all the debts and charges of the donor's estat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Workshops and integration projects.

Article L5132-15-1

Workshops and integration projects, whatever their legal status, may conclude fixed-term contracts with unemployed people experiencing particular social and professional difficulties, in application o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-15-2

The sub-committee on profit-sharing, incentive schemes and employee savings schemes mentioned in 6° of article R. 2272-10 includes, in addition to the members mentioned in article R. 2272-12, those me…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Nationality of natural persons

Article 1044

If a question of nationality is raised by a party before a court that considers that there is a preliminary question, the court shall refer that party to appeal to the competent judicial court within…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Agricultural organisations

Article 1027

I. - The tax benefits provided by articles 1083 and 1084 are applicable to the caisses de mutualité sociale agricole. II. - 1. As stated in article L. 723-4 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-15-1

Where article R. 2122-48-4 is applied, all voters have the right to object to their address being communicated to the trade union organisations. The voter is informed of the existence of this right by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary subsection: Prohibition on using the services of a person who has been the subject of an anti-doping sanction

Article R232-41-15

The Secretary General of the French Anti-Doping Agency shall inform the World Anti-Doping Agency, the International Federation concerned and, where applicable, the foreign National Anti-Doping Organis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Nationality of natural persons

Article 1040

In all proceedings in which a challenge to nationality or to the refusal to issue a certificate of French nationality is raised as the main issue or as an incidental issue, a copy of the summons or th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Renewal.

Article L145-10

In the absence of a notice to quit, a tenant who wishes to renew his lease must apply for renewal either within the six months preceding the expiry of the lease or, where applicable, at any time durin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-10

Approval terminates the proceedings between the parties who signed the agreement. The decisions taken by the judge in application of articles L. 1143-6 and L. 1143-7 are not subject to appeal.

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