French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.
Article 971
A will by public deed is received by two notaries or by one notary assisted by two witnesses.
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A will by public deed is received by two notaries or by one notary assisted by two witnesses.
Neither the legatees, in whatever capacity, nor their parents or relatives up to and including the fourth degree, nor the clerks of the notaries by whom the deeds are received, may be taken as witness…
I.-The immovable property or rights mentioned in 1° of article 965 and the units or shares mentioned in 2° of the same article 965 representing these same properties or rights, when these properties o…
I.-The rights attached to a leasing contract entered into under the conditions provided for in Article 2 of L. 313-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code are included, for the value of the assets mentio…
The statement of appeal shall contain, on pain of nullity: 1° For plaintiffs who are natural persons: an indication of their surname, first names and domicile; For plaintiffs who are legal persons: an…
The lawyers of each of the parties are summoned or notified of the charges incumbent upon them, by the president or by the Conseiller de la Mise en Prejudice according to the way in which the case is…
Unless the deceased wishes otherwise in accordance with article 971, the successor spouse who actually occupied, at the time of death, as his or her principal dwelling, a dwelling belonging to the spo…
The gain derived from the contribution, before it is payable in cash, of the claim referred to in the second paragraph of 2 of I of article 150-0 A is deferred, at the express option of the taxpayer,…
I. 1. The taxation of capital gains derived from the disposal of securities mentioned in I of article 150-0 A may, if the proceeds of the disposal are invested, before 31 December of the year followin…
I.-Gifts of full ownership of sums of money made to a child, grandchild, great-grandchild or, in the absence of such a descendant, a nephew or niece, are exempt from free transfer tax up to a limit of…
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