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I have a situation related to: Authenticated will procedure
The authentic will (art. 499-504 CC) is received by a public officer (notary, justice of the peace or official authorized under cantonal law). It is the most secure form, particularly recommended for persons unable to read or write, complex dispositions (trust, …
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- CC 499 — Authentic Will — Forms
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders. I will use the preferred glossary terms you've specified: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text you've provided only contains "CC 500" (a protected token with no actual content to translate). Please provide the actual Swiss legal text that needs to be translated, and I will deliver the English translation while maintaining all protected tokens and specified terminology. — Declaration of the testator
- CC 501 — Role of the Public Officer
- I'm ready to translate the text into English as a Swiss legal translator. However, I don't see any actual text content to translate in your message - only the placeholder "CC 503". Please provide the text you'd like me to translate, and I will: - Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Keep every URL, law reference, amount, date, citation, and placeholder exactly as is - Use your preferred glossary: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement Please share the text to be translated. — Witnesses — required qualifications
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders. I have noted your preferred glossary: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement However, I notice that the text to translate is just "CC 504" which is a protected token. Since this is a protected token, I will return it exactly as it appears: CC 504 Please provide the actual text you would like me to translate. — Conservation of Wills
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