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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XXI: Communication by electronic means.

Article 748-9

…d that a notice, summons or receipt is sent by the court registry to a person mentioned in Article 692-1, by any means, by simple letter, by registered letter without acknowledgement of receipt, it ma…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-9

The judgment appointing the estate agent sets the duration of his assignment and his remuneration. At the request of one of the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 813-1 or Article 81…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-9

Each undivided co-owner may use and enjoy the undivided property in accordance with its intended purpose, to the extent compatible with the rights of the other undivided co-owners and with the effect…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-8

Any clause by which the disposing party deprives of the gift a person who would question the validity of an inalienability clause or request authorisation to alienate is deemed unwritten.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-5

The application is admissible only ten years after the death of the disposing person or, in the case of successive applications, ten years after the judgment ordering the previous review. The person r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-4

The judge hearing the application for revision may, depending on the case and even of his own motion, either reduce the quantity or periodicity of the benefits encumbering the gift, or modify its purp…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Rendering of accounts and termination of guardianship.

Article 810-9

Creditors who declare their claim after the account has been delivered may only claim against the remaining assets. In the event of insufficiency of these assets, they have recourse only against the l…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Inheritance reserve and available share

Article 914-1

Gifts, by inter vivos deeds or by will, may not exceed three quarters of the property if, in the absence of descendants, the deceased leaves a surviving spouse who is not divorced.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-3

The application for revision is made by way of principal action; it may also be made by way of counterclaim, in response to the action for execution or revocation which the heirs of the disposing pers…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-7

If, subsequent to the revision, performance of the conditions or charges, as originally provided for, becomes possible again, it may be requested by the heirs.

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