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Article 1005 of the French Civil Code

Nevertheless, in the same cases, the universal legatee shall have the enjoyment of the property included in the will, from the day of death, if the request for delivery has been made within one year, since that time; otherwise, this enjoyment shall only begin from the day of the request made in court, or from the day that the delivery would have been voluntarily consented to.

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Article 1005

Néanmoins, dans les mêmes cas, le légataire universel aura la jouissance des biens compris dans le testament, à compter du jour du décès, si la demande en délivrance a été faite dans l’année, depuis cette époque ; sinon, cette jouissance ne commencera que du jour de la demande formée en justice, ou du jour que la délivrance aurait été volontairement consentie.

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