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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 981

…oyed in the aftermath of armies may be received in the cases and conditions provided for in Article 93 either by a senior officer in the presence of two witnesses; or by two army commissioners ; or by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 985

Wills made in a place with which all communication is impossible because of a contagious disease may be made by any person suffering from that disease or situated in places infected with it, before th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 996

The testator shall be read, in the presence of witnesses, the provisions of article 984, 987 or 994, as the case may be, and mention of this reading shall be made in the will.

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

Article 932

The gift inter vivos shall not bind the donor, and shall not produce any effect, until the day on which it has been accepted in express terms. The acceptance may be made during the donor's lifetime by…

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

Article 940

When the donation is made to minors, adults under guardianship or public institutions, publication shall be made at the request of the guardians, curators or administrators.

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

Article 949

The donor is permitted to make the reserve for his own benefit or to dispose, for the benefit of another, of the enjoyment or usufruct of the movable or immovable property donated.

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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 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 995

…will apply whether the will is made in holographic form or is received in accordance with articles 988 et seq.

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

Article 950

Where the gift of movable effects has been made with reservation of usufruct, the donee shall be bound, on the expiry of the usufruct, to take the effects given which are in kind, in the condition in…

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

Article 951

The donor may stipulate the right of return of the donated objects either for the case of the predecease of the donee alone, or for the case of the predecease of the donee and his descendants. This ri…

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