Article 1116: Persons who may be called upon to inherit

1. Persons who are alive at the time of the discovery of the inheritance may be invited to inherit, as well as those conceived at the time of the inheritance ' s birth and born alive after the discovery of the inheritance. The will may also be invoked by the legal persons listed therein, existing on the date of the opening of the inheritance, and by an investigative fund established in pursuance of the last will of the testator, expressed 2. The Russian Federation, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, municipal entities, foreign States and international organizations may be called upon to inherit the will. The Russian Federation, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and municipal entities in accordance with article 1151 of the present Code.