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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 89

Any civil party must declare to the investigating judge an address which must be located, if the information takes place in metropolitan France, in a metropolitan department or, if the information tak…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Actions to supplement shares

Article 891

An action to supplement a share is not permitted against a sale of undivided rights made without fraud to an undivided co-owner by his co-owners or by one of them, where the transfer involves a contin…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 896

A disposition by which a person is charged to preserve and return to a third party has effect only where it is authorised by law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 895

A will is an act by which the testator disposes of all or part of his property or rights for the time when he no longer exists, and which he may revoke.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Actions to supplement shares

Article 890

An action in complement of share is admitted against any act, whatever its denomination, the object of which is to put an end to indivision between co-partitioners. The action is no longer admitted wh…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 898

A provision by which a third party is called upon to receive the gift, succession or legacy, in the event that the donee, instituted heir or legatee does not receive it, shall not be regarded as a sub…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 899

The same will apply to an inter vivos or testamentary disposition by which the usufruct is given to one and the bare ownership to the other.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Actions to supplement shares

Article 892

The simple omission of an undivided asset gives rise to a supplementary division relating to that asset.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 893

A liberality is the act by which a person disposes of all or part of his property or rights free of charge for the benefit of another person. A liberality can only be made by inter vivos gift or by wi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 894

An inter vivos gift is an act by which the donor currently and irrevocably disposes of the thing given in favour of the donee who accepts it.

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