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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 851

Rapport is due from what has been used for the establishment of one of the co-heirs or for the payment of his debts. It is also due in the case of a gift of fruits or income, unless the liberality was…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832

The preferential allocation referred to in article 831 is by right for any agricultural holding that does not exceed the surface area limits set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, if continued joint own…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 847

Gifts and legacies made to the son of one who is successor at the time of the opening of the succession are always deemed to be made with exemption from reporting. The father coming to the succession…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 801

The declaration provided for in Article 800 must mention the surname, first names, date and place of birth of each of the heirs, legatees or donees. If the birth took place outside France, proof of th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849

The judicial court with territorial jurisdiction is that of the place where the defendant lives. The Paris judicial court has jurisdiction when the defendant lives abroad or has no known domicile or r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Amicable partition.

Article 837

If an undivided co-owner is in default, without nevertheless being in one of the cases provided for in article 836, he may, at the request of a co-partitioner, be given formal notice, by extrajudicial…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Common obligations

Article 873

Each item awarded is entered immediately in the minutes, the price written in full and drawn off the line in figures.Each session is closed and signed by the public officer, the sworn goods broker or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Proceedings for judgment

Article 831

The judge may, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 446-1, exempt a party who so requests from attending a subsequent hearing. In this case, the judge organises exchanges between the par…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The proceedings.

Article 870

…ments likely to enlighten the debate, without making known the opinion of the judge who is the author.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 848

In Nouméa, Mata-Utu and Papeete, the police court is constituted by a judge of the court of first instance, an officer of the public prosecutor's office as set out in articles 45 to 48,810 and 811, an…

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