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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 771

The heir may not be forced to opt before the expiry of a period of four months from the opening of the succession. At the expiry of this period, he may be summoned, by extrajudicial act, to take sides…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 781

When the limitation period referred to in Article 780 has expired, the person claiming to be an heir must prove that he or the person or persons from whom he derives that status accepted the successio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 774

The provisions of articles 771, 772 and 773 apply to the next-ranking heir called to succeed where the first-ranking heir renounces the succession or is unworthy to succeed. The four-month period prov…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 777

Error, fraud or violence is a cause of nullity of the option exercised by the heir. The action for nullity is barred after five years from the day on which the error or fraud was discovered or the day…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 768

…ession purely and simply or renounce it. He may also accept the succession up to the amount of the net assets where he has a universal vocation or universal title. A conditional or term option is null…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 775

The provisions referred to in article 774 also apply to the heirs of a person who dies without having opted. The four-month period runs from the opening of the latter's estate. The heirs of a person w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 778

…e estate purely and simply, notwithstanding any renunciation or acceptance up to the amount of the net assets, without being able to claim any share in the property or rights misappropriated or concea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 713

…in the permanent deprivation of one or more items of property. The judicial authority shall be competent, in accordance with the rules and conditions laid down in this section, to transmit to the com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Normal operating mode

Article 726

I. - Transfers of corporate rights are subject to registration duty, the rate of which is set:1° At 0.1%:- for deeds involving transfers of shares, founders' shares or profit shares in joint stock com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Presumptions of ownership

Article 752

Shares, bonds, founders' or beneficiaries' shares, assets or rights placed in a trust defined in article 792-0 bis, company shares and any other claims of which the deceased was the owner or received…

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