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Article 1421 of the French Civil Code

Each spouse has the power to administer the joint property alone and to dispose of it, subject to liability for any faults he or she may have committed in his or her management. Acts performed without fraud by one spouse are enforceable against the other.

The spouse who exercises a separate profession has sole power to perform the acts of administration and disposal necessary for it.

All subject to articles 1422 to 1425.

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Article 1421

Chacun des époux a le pouvoir d’administrer seul les biens communs et d’en disposer, sauf à répondre des fautes qu’il aurait commises dans sa gestion. Les actes accomplis sans fraude par un conjoint sont opposables à l’autre.

L’époux qui exerce une profession séparée a seul le pouvoir d’accomplir les actes d’administration et de disposition nécessaires à celle-ci.

Le tout sous réserve des articles 1422 à 1425.

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