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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters;- Articles 45 to 58 and 61 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applic…

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

Article 811-2

The disinheritance of the estate ends if an heir accepts the estate.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-10

…hority, within the meaning of paragraph 18 of Article 2 and paragraph 6 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on a pan-European indivi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…the Republic, of foreign notarial authentic instruments pursuant to:- of Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article R1526-1

The provisions of Chapter III of Title IV of Book I of this Part shall apply in the territories of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2017-888 of 6 May 2017 on the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-3

…ry of the key information document or the specific information document provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and Commission De…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Representation.

Article 754

We represent predeceased persons, we represent renouncers only in successions devolving in the direct or collateral line. Children of the renouncer conceived before the opening of the succession from…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 848

Likewise, a son coming in his own right to the donor's estate is not obliged to return the gift made to his father, even when he would have accepted the latter's estate; but if the son comes only by r…

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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
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1578

…it to be proceeded with judicially. The rules prescribed for arriving at the judicial partition of successions and communities are applicable to this request, as appropriate. The parties are required…

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