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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedures for issuing certificates

Article R3115-33

The persons or approved bodies mentioned in article R. 3115-31 shall prescribe any measures to eliminate the sources of infection or contamination that they observe.They draw up an inspection report s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedures for issuing certificates

Article R3115-32

Shipmasters shall facilitate the organisation and conduct of inspections required for the issue of a health inspection certificate or a health inspection exemption certificate for a ship. The persons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Procedures for sending certificates

Article R3115-37

Twenty-four hours before entering one of the ports listed in the order referred to in article R. 3115-6, the master of a vessel with a gross tonnage of 500 Universal Measurement System (UMS) or more m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedures for issuing certificates

Article R3115-35

Depending on the seriousness of the risk to public health, the Prefect may inform the authorities of the next port of call of the health situation of the ship and prescribe the necessary measures to r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other debts

Article 872

Where immovables of an estate are encumbered by annuities by special mortgage, each of the co-heirs may demand that the annuities be repaid and the immovables made free before the lots are formed. If…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Division into paternal and maternal branches.

Article 747

When the estate devolves to ascendants, it is divided equally between those of the paternal branch and those of the maternal branch.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Partition wills.

Article 1079

The testament-partage produces the effects of a partition. Its beneficiaries may not waive their right to rely on the will to claim a new partition of the estate.

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

Article 1328

The inventory may be requested by those who may request the affixing of seals and, where applicable, by the curator of the vacant estate.

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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
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2237

It does not run or is suspended against the accepting heir up to the amount of the net assets, in respect of the claims he has against the succession.

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