French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights
Article 758-2
The spouse's option between usufruct and ownership is proven by any means.
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The spouse's option between usufruct and ownership is proven by any means.
Gifts received from the deceased by the surviving spouse are deducted from the latter's rights in the succession. Where the gifts thus received are less than the rights defined in articles 757 and 757…
By way of derogation from article 757-2, in the event of the predecease of the father and mother, the property which the deceased had received from his ascendants by succession or gift and which is in…
In the absence of children or descendants of the deceased and his or her father and mother, the surviving spouse receives the entire estate.
The spouse is deemed to have opted for the usufruct if he or she dies without having taken part.
With the prior agreement of the Minister of Justice to whom a request for mutual legal assistance has been made for this purpose, foreign police officers may pursue undercover operations on the territ…
An appeal against the orders referred to in 1° of Article 712-11 shall be referred to the president of the enforcement division of the court of appeal, who shall rule by reasoned order in the light of…
The decisions of the enforcement judge and the enforcement court are provisionally enforceable. However, where the public prosecutor's appeal is lodged within twenty-four hours of notification, it sus…
The orders and judgments mentioned in articles 712-12 and 712-13 may, within five days of their notification, be the subject of an appeal in cassation, which does not have suspensive effect.
In temporary employment agencies, trade union notices posted on the notice board are given to temporary employees on assignment or sent by post, at the expense of the temporary employment agency, at l…
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