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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 General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special provisions relating to inheritance

Article 800

…etailed declaration.The following are exempt:1° The successors in direct line, the surviving spouse and the partner bound by a civil solidarity pact where the gross assets of the succession are less t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 800

…s or arguments presented by a party after the order. The same shall apply in the event of a serious and duly justified reason. If there are no other parties to conclude the case, the judge orders that…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 800

…sets he receives in the succession. He keeps an account of his administration, of the debts he pays and of the acts that commit the property received or affect its value. He is liable for serious faul…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 800

…the Conseil d'Etat determines the costs to be included under the heading of criminal, correctional and police court costs; it establishes the tariff thereof or sets the terms and conditions according…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790

…under the age of seventy.II. - Full ownership donations of all or an undivided share of all movable and immovable property, whether tangible or intangible, allocated to the operation of a sole proprie…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Pre-trial proceedings before the Pre-Trial Judge

Article 790

The Pre-Trial Judge may rule on costs and claims made pursuant to Article

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 790

…months of the declaration. The heir may apply to the judge for an extension if he can show serious and legitimate grounds for delaying the filing of the inventory. In this case, the two-month time li…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 790

The convicted person shall address the application for rehabilitation to the public prosecutor of his current residence or, if he lives abroad, to the public prosecutor of his last residence in France…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 800-2

…criminal or civil offence compensation that it determines in respect of costs not paid by the State and incurred by that person. The same applies to a person held civilly liable in the event of a deci…

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