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Article 754 of the French Civil Code

We represent predeceased persons, we represent renouncers only in successions devolving in the direct or collateral line.

Children of the renouncer conceived before the opening of the succession from which the renouncer has been excluded shall report to the renouncer’s succession the property they inherited in his place and stead, if they come in concurrence with other children conceived after the opening of the succession. The property is reported in accordance with the provisions set out in section 2 of Chapter VIII of this title.

Unless the disposing person wishes otherwise, in the case of representation of a renouncing person, gifts made to the latter are deducted, where applicable, from the share of the reserve which should have accrued to him if he had not renounced.

One may represent the person to whose succession one has renounced.

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Article 754

On représente les prédécédés, on ne représente les renonçants que dans les successions dévolues en ligne directe ou collatérale.

Les enfants du renonçant conçus avant l’ouverture de la succession dont le renonçant a été exclu rapportent à la succession de ce dernier les biens dont ils ont hérité en son lieu et place, s’ils viennent en concours avec d’autres enfants conçus après l’ouverture de la succession. Le rapport se fait selon les dispositions énoncées à la section 2 du chapitre VIII du présent titre.

Sauf volonté contraire du disposant, en cas de représentation d’un renonçant, les donations faites à ce dernier s’imputent, le cas échéant, sur la part de réserve qui aurait dû lui revenir s’il n’avait pas renoncé.

On peut représenter celui à la succession duquel on a renoncé.

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