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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-1

Where the spouses agree on the breakdown of the marriage and its effects, they shall record, each assisted by a lawyer, their agreement in an agreement in the form of a private deed countersigned by t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-1

The owner of a building in which a hotel is operated may not, notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary, object to the execution of works of equipment and improvement that the lessee, the owner…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic invoicing standard

Article D3133-1

The electronic invoicing standard referred to in Article L. 3133-3 is that set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European sta…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-1-1

Any breach of the pre-contractual information obligations mentioned in 5° of article L. 111-1 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a lega…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for construction insurance

Article A421-13

The rates of the contribution to the guarantee fund provided for in I of Article L. 421-10-1 are set as follows: 1° The rate applicable to the difference between the premiums for the last ten financia…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Binding force

Article 1193

Contracts may only be modified or revoked with the mutual consent of the parties, or for reasons permitted by law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Binding force

Article 1195

If a change in circumstances unforeseeable at the time the contract was concluded makes performance excessively onerous for a party who had not agreed to assume the risk, that party may ask its co-con…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Binding force

Article 1194

Contracts are binding not only on what is expressed in them, but also on all the consequences that equity, usage or the law give them.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-1

Where, in the cases and in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree, the victim's complaint is submitted electronically, the record of receipt of the complaint shall be drawn up in accordanc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-4-1-1

I.-Pursuant toArticle L. 214-24-2-1, a portfolio management company may undertake pre-marketing activities in France or in another Member State of the European Union except where the information prese…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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