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

Article 981

The wills of servicemen, State sailors and persons employed in the aftermath of armies may be received in the cases and conditions provided for in Article 93 either by a senior officer in the presence…

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

Article 985

Wills made in a place with which all communication is impossible because of a contagious disease may be made by any person suffering from that disease or situated in places infected with it, before th…

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

Article 996

The testator shall be read, in the presence of witnesses, the provisions of article 984, 987 or 994, as the case may be, and mention of this reading shall be made in the will.

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

Article 995

The provisions inserted in a will made, during a maritime voyage, for the benefit of the ship's officers other than those who would be relatives or allies of the testator, shall be null and void. This…

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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

A will made during a sea voyage, in the form prescribed by articles 988 et seq. shall be valid only so long as the testator dies on board or within six months after he has disembarked in a place where…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 90

If the investigating judge does not have jurisdiction under Article 52, it shall, after hearing the Public Prosecutor's case, make an order referring the civil party to such court as it sees fit.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 91

When, after an investigation opened on the basis of a civil party's complaint, a decision has been made to dismiss the case, the person under investigation and any other persons referred to in the com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Occupational health medical file

Article R4624-45-9

Information concerning the health of workers is either kept within the prevention and occupational health services which collected it, or deposited by these establishments with a hosting organisation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-90

The collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy builds, acquires or rents the property necessary for the operation of the fire and rescue service. The financing of the fire and rescue service is the responsibili…

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