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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 787

The pre-trial judge declares the proceedings terminated.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 779

…President shall, if necessary, set a time limit for each of the lawyers to serve their submissions and communicate documents. On the date set for the hearing, where the parties and their lawyers prov…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 776

Subject to the provisions of Article 1108, on the day of the orientation hearing, the case shall be called before the president of the chamber seised or to which the case has been distributed.The latt…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 777

Where the parties and their lawyers prove that they have concluded a participatory procedure agreement for the purposes of preparing the case for hearing, the President shall take the measures provide…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 778

…sident shall refer to the oral hearing those cases which, on the basis of the lawyers' explanations and in view of the submissions exchanged and the exhibits communicated, appear to him to be ready to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 788

The Pre-Trial Judge shall exercise all powers necessary for the communication, obtaining and production of documents.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 772

…udge where he has not been able to complete the inventory begun or where he justifies other serious and legitimate reasons. This period is suspended from the date of the request for an extension until…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 773

…absence of a summons, the heir retains the option to opt, if he has not otherwise acted as an heir and if he is not held to be an accepting heir pure and simple pursuant to articles 778, 790 or 800.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Heirs.

Article 732

A surviving spouse who has not been divorced is entitled to inherit.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Orders of heirs.

Article 736

Where the deceased leaves no posterity, brothers, sisters or descendants of the latter, his father and mother succeed to him, each for half.

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