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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Registry.

Article 971

The lawyers of each of the parties are summoned or notified of the charges incumbent upon them, by the president or by the Conseiller de la Mise en Prejudice according to the way in which the case is…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Registry.

Article 970

The Registrar shall immediately notify the lawyers whose constitution is known to him or her of the registration number in the general register, the day and time set by the First President for the app…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article 955

If a judgment is upheld, the court may rule by adopting its reasons or by its own reasons. In the latter case, it is deemed to have adopted the grounds of the judgment which are not contrary to its ow…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article 954

The heading of the appeal submissions shall contain the information provided for in article 961. They must expressly state the parties' claims and the pleas of fact and law on which each of these clai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-9 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 822-1-1)

Article Annexe 8-9

PROGRAMME OF THE CERTIFICATE PREPARATORY FOR THE DUTIES OF AUDITORIn application of the provisions of article A. 822-1-1, the syllabus for the tests for the preparatory certificate for the duties of s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operations prior to reduction

Article 920

Direct or indirect gifts that affect the reserve of one or more heirs are reducible to the available portion when the estate is opened.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 924

Where the liberality exceeds the available portion, the gratified person, whether successor or non-successor, must compensate the reserved heirs to the extent of the excessive portion of the liberalit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 926

Where testamentary dispositions exceed either the available portion or the portion of this portion remaining after deducting the value of inter vivos gifts, the reduction shall be made by the marc le…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 921

The reduction of inter vivos dispositions may only be requested by those in whose favour the law makes the reserve, by their heirs or successors: the donees, the legatees, nor the creditors of the dec…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 922

The reduction is determined by forming a mass of all the assets existing at the death of the donor or testator. Assets disposed of by donation inter vivos are fictitiously joined to this mass, accordi…

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