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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The procedure applicable to divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 250-1

When the conditions set out in article 232 are met, the judge shall homologate the agreement settling the consequences of the divorce and, by the same decision, pronounce the divorce.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accommodation.

Article 285-1

If the premises used as the family home belong to one of the spouses personally or in his or her own right, the judge may grant the lease to the spouse who exercises parental authority alone or jointl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-1

Any declaration of nationality must, on pain of nullity, be registered either by the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court, for declarations subscribed in France, or by the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-18

The videogram publisher is required to repay the sums invested in the following cases: 1° For long-form cinematographic works: a) When investment approval has been granted and the cinematographic work…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-17

The investment of sums registered in its automatic video publishing account by a videogram publisher is subject to the issue of an investment authorisation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The conditional obligation

Article 1304-2

An obligation contracted under a condition whose performance depends solely on the will of the debtor is null. This nullity cannot be invoked where the obligation was performed with full knowledge of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The decisive oath

Article 1385-2

He to whom the oath is referred and who refuses it or does not wish to refer it, or he to whom it has been referred and who refuses it, succeeds in his claim.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 275-1

The methods of payment provided for in the first paragraph of Article 275 are not exclusive of the payment of part of the capital in the forms provided for by article 274.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 276-1

The annuity is indexed; the index is determined in the same way as for alimony. The amount of the annuity before indexation is fixed uniformly for its entire duration or may vary by successive periods…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 279-1

Where, pursuant to article 268, the spouses submit an agreement relating to compensatory allowance to the judge for approval, the provisions of articles 278 and 279 are applicable.

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