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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 758-2

The spouse's option between usufruct and ownership is proven by any means.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 757-2

In the absence of children or descendants of the deceased and his or her father and mother, the surviving spouse receives the entire estate.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-27

…ich shall be determined by decree, shall have jurisdiction to try the crimes referred to in Article 706-26 and related offences. For the trial of defendants who have reached the age of majority, the r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-26

The offences provided for by articles 222-34 to 222-40 of the Penal Code, as well as the offence of participation in a criminal association provided for by article 450-1 of the same code when its purp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-28

For the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences referred to in Article 706-26, the visits, searches and seizures provided for by Article 59 may be carried out outside the hours provide…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The right to temporary accommodation and the right to lifetime accommodation

Article 765-2

Where the dwelling was the subject of a lease, the successor spouse who, at the time of death, was actually occupying the premises as his or her principal dwelling shall benefit from the right of use…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723-2

Where the provisions of article 132-25 of the Penal Code, the sentence enforcement judge shall set the terms and conditions for the execution of the semi-liberty or work release by an order that is no…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acquisition of French nationality by birth and residence in France

Article 21-7

…French nationality on coming of age if, on that date, he or she has his or her residence in France and has had his or her habitual residence in France for a continuous or discontinuous period of at l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Inter-regional centres specialising in environmental and public health offences

Article 706-2

…ded to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal for the investigation, prosecution, inquiry and, in the case of misdemeanours, the judgment of the offences defined below in cases relating to a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 792-2

Where the succession has been accepted by one or more heirs purely and simply and by one or more others to the extent of the net assets, the rules applicable to the latter option are binding on all th…

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