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Article 1338 of the French Code of civil procedure

The heir advances the costs of advertising to the court registry.

These costs are borne by the estate. However, where the heir declares that he is retaining an asset from the estate, the costs associated with publicising this declaration remain payable by the heir.

The costs associated with issuing the copy of the inventory made under last paragraph of article 790 of the Civil Code shall be borne by the creditor or legatee who requests it.

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Article 1338

L’héritier fait l’avance des frais de publicité au greffe de la juridiction.

Ces frais sont à la charge de la succession. Toutefois, lorsque l’héritier déclare conserver un bien de la succession, les frais liés à la publicité de cette déclaration demeurent à sa charge.

Les frais liés à la délivrance de la copie de l’inventaire faite en vertu du dernier alinéa de l’article 790 du code civil sont à la charge du créancier ou du légataire qui en fait la demande.

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