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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 814

Where the succession has been accepted by at least one heir, either purely and simply or up to the amount of the net assets, the judge who appoints the successoral mandatary pursuant to articles 813-1…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Agents appointed by agreement.

Article 813

The heirs may, by mutual agreement, entrust the administration of the estate to one of them or to a third party. The mandate is governed by articles 1984 to 2010. When at least one heir has accepted t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 834

The beneficiary of the preferential allotment does not become the sole owner of the property allotted until the day of the final partition. Until that date, he may renounce the allotment only where th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Debts of the co-sharers

Article 865

Except where it relates to undivided property, the claim is not payable until the end of the partition operations. However, the debtor heir may decide at any time to pay it voluntarily.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849

The judicial court with territorial jurisdiction is that of the place where the defendant lives. The Paris judicial court has jurisdiction when the defendant lives abroad or has no known domicile or r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Orders on request

Article 845

The president of the judicial court or the judge in charge of litigation relating to protection is seised by petition in the cases specified by law. He may also order, on application, any urgent measu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Orders on request

Article 846

The application shall be presented by a lawyer or by a public or ministerial officer in cases where the latter is authorised to do so by the provisions in force. In cases where the parties are exempte…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 848

Subject to the specific provisions laid down for each of these actions, this subtitle shall apply to the following group actions initiated on the basis of Title V of Act No 2016-1547 of 18 November 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D742-8

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D743-8

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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