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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Forfeiture rules

Article L518-24

Subject to III of articles L. 312-20 of this Code, L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and L. 223-25-4 of the Mutual Code, sums deposited in any capacity whatsoever with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consign…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-132

Shares carry a pre-emptive right to subscribe for capital increases.Shareholders have, in proportion to the amount of their shares, a pre-emptive right to subscribe for cash shares issued to carry out…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Unsealing.

Article 1320

The unsealing report is dated and signed by the bailiff. It includes: 1° A mention of the request for unsealing and the bailiff's determination of the day and time of unsealing; 2° The name and addres…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Unsealing.

Article 1321

Seals are successively unsealed as the inventory is compiled; they are reapplied at the end of each session.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of debt

Article 1328

The substituted debtor, and the original debtor if he remains liable, may raise against the creditor the defences inherent in the debt, such as nullity, the defence of non-performance, resolution or s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of debt

Article 1327

…greement of the creditor, assign his debt.The assignment must be evidenced in writing, on pain of nullity.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The indivisible performance obligation

Article 1320

Each of the creditors of an obligation with an indivisible performance, by nature or by contract, may demand and receive payment in full, subject to rendering an account to the others; but he alone ma…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The inventory.

Article 1329

The following must be called to the inventory: 1° The surviving spouse or partner in a civil solidarity pact; 2° All those claiming to have a right to inherit; 3° The executor of the will if the will…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Assignment of receivables

Article 1326

A person who assigns a claim for consideration guarantees the existence of the claim and its accessories, unless the assignee acquired it at his own risk or knew of the uncertain nature of the claim.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Assignment of receivables

Article 1321

The assignment of a claim is a contract by which the assigning creditor transfers, for valuable consideration or free of charge, all or part of his claim against the assigned debtor to a third party c…

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