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Modalities of the acquisition of the legacy by the legatee.


Article 427-10 of the CCCat, distinguishes between two types of legacies: mandatory and real. They will be effective obligatory "if the deceased imposes on the taxed person a specific benefit to deliver, to do or not to do in favor of the legatee. If the provision consists of delivering the assets or rights that the legatee must acquire in compliance with the legacy, these are considered to be acquired directly from the deceased.". In the legacies efficiency part "By virtue of the legacy alone, the legatee acquires real or credit assets or rights, determined and proper to the deceased." Source: Inheritance Law of Catalonia by Javier Gómez Taboada. Editorial Lex Nova, S.A.
BOE - Book IV Civil Code of Catalonia
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