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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.

Article 968

A will may not be made in the same deed by two or more persons either for the benefit of a third party or as a reciprocal or mutual disposition.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The form of gifts inter vivos.

Article 950

…y of the usufruct, to take the effects given which are in kind, in the condition in which they are; and he shall have action against the donor or his heirs, by reason of the non-existent objects, up t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The form of gifts inter vivos.

Article 951

…r for the case of the predecease of the donee alone, or for the case of the predecease of the donee and his descendants. This right may only be stipulated for the benefit of the donor alone.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.

Article 976

…ing the provisions or the paper to be used as an envelope, if there is one, shall be closed, sealed and sealed. The testator shall present it thus closed, sealed and sealed to the notary and to two wi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 902

…ify the appellant's lawyer so that the latter may proceed by way of service of the statement of appeal.On pain of the declaration of appeal lapsing ex officio, service must be effected within one mont…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 907

Unless Article 905, the case shall be heard under the supervision of a judge of the Chamber to which it is assigned, under the conditions laid down in Articles 780 to 807 and subject to the following…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 903

As soon as it is constituted, the respondent's lawyer informs the appellant's lawyer and submits a copy of the document of constitution to the court registry.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 909

…a period of three months from the notification of the appellant's pleadings provided for in article 908 to deliver his pleadings to the registry and to lodge, where appropriate, a cross-appeal or an i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 906

The submissions shall be served and the exhibits communicated simultaneously by each party's lawyer to the other party's lawyer; in the case of multiple plaintiffs or defendants, they must be served o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Litigation procedure.

Article 900

The appeal is lodged by unilateral declaration or by joint petition.

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