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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Acceptance of net assets.

Article 1337

At the end of the fifteen-month period provided for in Article 792 of the Civil Code, after either the payment of all declared creditors or the exhaustion of the assets and the allocation of the corre…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 1361

The court shall order the partition, if it can take place, or the sale by auction if the conditions set out in Article 1378 are met. When partition is ordered, the court may appoint a notary to draw u…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1371

The court appointed shall ensure that the division operations are carried out properly and that the time limit provided for in Article 1369 is observed. To this end he may, even ex officio, issue inju…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Common provisions.

Article 1324

Where there is no known successor and the tenancy agreement has ended, the president of the judicial court or his delegate may authorise, under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of ar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Rendering of accounts and termination of guardianship.

Article 1353

An order of the Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry sets, under the conditions provided for in

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Lapsed estates.

Article 1354

The administration in charge of the estates is exempted from the need to use the services of a lawyer to request the dispatch of possession provided for in article 811 of the Civil Code. It arranges f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The inventory.

Article 1331

The inventory drawn up pursuant to the

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The European Small Claims Procedure.

Article 1383

The application form shall be delivered or sent by post to the court registry.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Common provisions.

Article 1326

The provisions of this section shall apply to the affixing of seals ordered in civil matters pursuant to a specific provision, unless incompatible with the matter in question or otherwise provided.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The role of the curator.

Article 1345

The costs associated with the issue of the copy of the inventory made pursuant to the third paragraph of article 809-2 of the Civil Code are payable by the creditor or legatee who requests them.

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