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Article 119 of the French Civil Code

Rights acquired without fraud, on the basis of the presumption of absence, are not called into question when the death of the absent person is established or judicially declared, regardless of the date chosen for the death.

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Article 119

Les droits acquis sans fraude, sur le fondement de la présomption d’absence, ne sont pas remis en cause lorsque le décès de l’absent vient à être établi ou judiciairement déclaré, quelle que soit la date retenue pour le décès.

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