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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section III: The surviving spouse's option.

Article 1341

In the case provided for by article 758-3 of the Civil Code, the successor spouse is invited to exercise the option available to him or her under article 757 of the same code by registered letter with…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1334

The declaration of acceptance up to the net assets made at the clerk's office of the judicial court or before a notary shall indicate the heir's surname, first names and profession, his election of do…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1335

The publicity provided for in articles 788, 790 and 794 of the Civil Code is made in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The procedures for advertising by electronic means are…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 1360

On pain of inadmissibility, the summons for partition shall contain a summary description of the assets to be partitioned and shall specify the claimant's intentions as to the distribution of the asse…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1364

If the complexity of the operations justifies it, the court shall appoint a notary to carry out the partition operations and shall appoint a judge to supervise these operations. The notary shall be ch…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1365

The notary shall summon the parties and request the production of any document useful to the accomplishment of his mission. He shall report to the judge assigned the difficulties encountered and may r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1374

All applications made pursuant to Article 1373 between the same parties, whether made by the plaintiff or the defendant, shall constitute a single proceeding. Any separate application is inadmissible…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sale by auction.

Article 1378

If all the undivided co-owners are capable and present or represented, they may unanimously decide that the auction will take place between them. Failing this, third parties to the undivided interest…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
TITLE XXXII: PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO OFFENCES RELATING TO THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND THEIR MEANS OF DELIVERY

Article 706-167

The procedure applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the following crimes and misdemeanours and related offences shall be that provided for by this Code, subject to the pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-16

The examination consists of oral and written tests. The subjects of the tests are decided and composed by the jury.

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