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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Securities, sums or assets on deposit. Amounts due as a result of death. Obligations of depositaries or debtors

Article 806

…made available by the tax department.III. - Insurance companies, societies, funds or organisations and all other French insurers, as well as the establishments, agencies and branches in France of for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Securities, sums or assets on deposit. Amounts due as a result of death. Obligations of depositaries or debtors

Article 808

The depositaries designated in I of Article 806, must, within fifteen days of being notified by the tax department, of the death of one of the depositors to an undivided or joint and several account,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 878

The services responsible for land registration are responsible for: 1° Carrying out the civil formalities prescribed for the registration of liens and mortgages and other rights over immovable propert…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881

…In the event of acquiescence by the debtors, the enforcement statements provided for in Article 85 of Decree No. 62-1587 of 29 December 1962 on the general regulations governing public accounting…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 879

…ayable to the State by any person who requires the completion of the formalities provided for in 1° and 2° of article 878.II. - Only those formalities required for the benefit of the State, as well as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 880

…real estate security contribution is paid in advance by applicants to the service responsible for land registration. The service responsible for land registration gives a receipt for this at the foot…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Estates which have lapsed.

Article 811

Where the State claims the estate of a person who dies without an heir or an abandoned estate, it must apply to the court for the estate to be sent into possession.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the curator.

Article 810

As soon as he is appointed, the curator takes possession of the securities and other property held by third parties and pursues the recovery of sums due to the estate. He may continue to operate the s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809

The succession is vacant: 1° When no one appears to claim the succession and there is no known heir; 2° When all the known heirs have renounced the succession; 3° When, after the expiry of a period of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80

…same investigating judge, appointed under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of Article 83. In the event of a complaint with civil party status, the procedure shall be as set out in Articl…

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