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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812

Any person may give one or more other persons, whether natural persons or legal entities, a mandate to administer or manage, subject to the powers entrusted to the executor of the will, all or part of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Actions for nullity of partition

Article 888

A co-sharer who has alienated his lot in whole or in part is no longer entitled to bring an action based on fraud, mistake or violence, if the alienation he has made is subsequent to the discovery of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Actions for nullity of partition

Article 887

The partition may be annulled on the grounds of violence or fraud. It may also be annulled on the grounds of error, if the error concerned the existence or the proportion of the rights of the co-share…

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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 Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Mandatory nature of the retail declaration.

Article 84

1. All imported or exported goods must be covered by an accounting declaration assigning them a customs procedure. 2. Exemption from duties and taxes, either on entry or on exit, does not dispense fro…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Mandatory nature of the retail declaration.

Article 85

1. The declaration must be lodged at a customs office open for the intended customs operation. 2. The declaration must be lodged at the latest before the expiry of a period set by the Director General…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation delegated to a judicial conciliator

Article 821

The judge may delegate the preliminary conciliation attempt to a court conciliator. The court clerk notifies the defendant of the judge's decision by any means. The notice shall specify the surname, f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation delegated to a judicial conciliator

Article 822

The claimant and the judicial conciliator are notified by any means of the judge's decision. A copy of the request is sent to the conciliator. The judicial conciliator shall proceed with the conciliat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation delegated to a judicial conciliator

Article 823

The notices sent to the parties by the court clerk specify that each party may appear before the conciliator with a person who is entitled to assist him before the judge. The parties are further advis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation delegated to a judicial conciliator

Article 824

The request for approval of the statement of agreement made by the parties is sent to the judge by the conciliator. A copy of the report is attached.

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