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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-14-1

If the offences defined in Article L. 615-14, or if the offender is or has been bound by agreement with the injured party, the penalties incurred are increased to double. The offenders may, in additio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article L314-8

Transitional measures, derogating from the provisions of article L. 314-6, may be implemented by the Minister for the Economy, on a reasoned proposal from the Governor of the Banque de France, for a p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-29

When ruling under the accelerated procedure, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons will carry out an individual examination of each application in compliance with the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-14

When the election of the mayor or deputy mayors is annulled or, for any other reason, the mayor or deputy mayors have ceased to hold office, the council is convened to proceed with the replacement wit…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 691

Notifications intended for the public prosecutor and those that must be made to the public prosecutor's office shall be made, as the case may be, to the public prosecutor's office of the court before…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 680

The document notifying a party of a judgment must indicate very clearly the time limit for lodging an objection, an appeal or an appeal in cassation in the event that one of these means of appeal is o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 958

Revocation on the grounds of ingratitude will not prejudice any alienations made by the donee, nor any mortgages or other real charges that he may have imposed on the object of the donation, provided…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 1000

Wills made in a foreign country may not be executed on property situated in France until they have been registered at the office of the testator's domicile, if he has retained one, otherwise at the of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bearer bonds and stipulations for third parties

Article 1204

An obligation may be incurred by promising the act of a third party. The promisor is released from any obligation if the third party performs the promised act. If he does not, he may be ordered to pay…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Community liabilities

Article 1417

The community is entitled to a reward, after deduction, where applicable, of the profit it has derived, when it has paid fines incurred by a spouse as a result of criminal offences, or reparation and…

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