French Code of civil procedure

The curator’s mission is set by the curatorship order. The curator may only deliver the particular or universal legacies granted by the deceased at the end of the period mentioned in article 810-1 of the Civil Code and where they are not opposed.

The inventory includes: 1° A mention of the order entrusting the curatorship of the vacant estate to the administrative authority in charge of the estates; 2° An indication of the places where the inventory is made; 3° A description and estimate of the property as well as a designation of the cash; 4° The active and passive consistence of the estate as it results from all documents, titles and papers….

The costs associated with the issue of the copy of the inventory made pursuant to the third paragraph of article 809-2 of the Civil Code are payable by the creditor or legatee who requests them.

Information delivered to creditors or legatees of the existence of a new advertisement is made by simple letter.