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Article 919-1 of the French Civil Code

A gift made in advance of an inheritance share to a reserved heir who accepts the succession is deducted from his share of the reserve and, subsidiarily, from the available portion, if not otherwise agreed in the deed of gift.The excess is subject to reduction.

A gift made in advance of an inheritance share to a reserved heir who renounces the inheritance is treated as a gift made outside the inheritance share. However, where he is required to report the gift pursuant to the provisions of article 845, the renouncing heir is treated as an heir accepting for the fictitious reunion the imputation and, where applicable, the reduction of the liberality granted to him.

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Article 919-1

La donation faite en avancement de part successorale à un héritier réservataire qui accepte la succession s’impute sur sa part de réserve et, subsidiairement, sur la quotité disponible, s’il n’en a pas été autrement convenu dans l’acte de donation.L’excédent est sujet à réduction.

La donation faite en avancement de part successorale à un héritier réservataire qui renonce à la succession est traitée comme une donation faite hors part successorale. Toutefois, lorsqu’il est astreint au rapport en application des dispositions de l’article 845, l’héritier qui renonce est traité comme un héritier acceptant pour la réunion fictive l’imputation et, le cas échéant, la réduction de la libéralité qui lui a été consentie.

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