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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 984

A will made in the form established above shall be null and void six months after the testator has come to a place where he is at liberty to use the ordinary forms, unless, before the expiry of this p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 994

…sea voyage before the expiry of this period, the will will be valid for the duration of this voyage and for a further period of six months after the testator is again disembarked.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 901

…ocument, which may include an appendix, containing, in addition to the particulars prescribed by 2° and 3° of Article 54 and by the fifth paragraph of article 57, and on pain of nullity :1° The consti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 902

…o have a judgment given against him solely on the basis of the information provided by his opponent and that, if he fails to conclude within the period mentioned in article 909, he risks having his pl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 907

…judge of the Chamber to which it is assigned, under the conditions laid down in Articles 780 to 807 and subject to the following provisions.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 903

As soon as it is constituted, the respondent's lawyer informs the appellant's lawyer and submits a copy of the document of constitution to the court registry.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 909

…n of the appellant's pleadings provided for in article 908 to deliver his pleadings to the registry and to lodge, where appropriate, a cross-appeal or an induced appeal..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 906

The submissions shall be served and the exhibits communicated simultaneously by each party's lawyer to the other party's lawyer; in the case of multiple plaintiffs or defendants, they must be served o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 900

The appeal is lodged by unilateral declaration or by joint petition.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 904

The First President shall designate the chamber to which the case shall be distributed. The clerk's office shall notify the lawyers constituted.

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