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Article 900-5 of the French Civil Code

The application is admissible only ten years after the death of the disposing person or, in the case of successive applications, ten years after the judgment ordering the previous review.

The person receiving the grant must provide evidence of the steps he or she has taken, in the interim, to fulfil his or her obligations.

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Article 900-5

La demande n’est recevable que dix années après la mort du disposant ou, en cas de demandes successives, dix années après le jugement qui a ordonné la précédente révision.

La personne gratifiée doit justifier des diligences qu’elle a faites, dans l’intervalle, pour exécuter ses obligations.

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