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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VIII: The European Certificate of Succession

Article 1381-4

A decision to issue or refuse to issue a European Certificate of Succession may be referred to the president of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the office of this public officer is locate…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 957

The application for revocation on grounds of ingratitude must be made within one year from the day of the offence imputed by the donor to the donee, or from the day on which the offence could have bee…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 959

Gifts in favour of marriage will not be revocable on grounds of ingratitude.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 955

A donation inter vivos may only be revoked on the grounds of ingratitude in the following cases: 1° If the donee has made an attempt on the donor's life; 2° If he has been guilty of abuse, offences or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 960

All donations inter vivos made by persons who had no children or descendants currently living at the time of the donation, of whatever value these donations may be, and on whatever basis they were mad…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 956

Revocation on the grounds of non-performance of the conditions, or on the grounds of ingratitude, shall never take place by operation of law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 963

The property and rights included in the revoked donation revert to the donor's patrimony, free of all charges and mortgages on the part of the donee, without being able to remain assigned, even subsid…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 953

An inter vivos gift may be revoked only on the grounds of non-performance of the conditions under which it was made, ingratitude, and the birth of children.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 954

In the event of revocation on the grounds of non-performance of the conditions, the property will revert to the donor, free of all charges and mortgages in respect of the donee; and the donor will hav…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 965

The donor may, at any time, waive the right to exercise the revocation for the occurrence of a child.

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