ThE NEW FRENCh CONTRACT LAW * the absence of a form required for acceptance (C. civ., Art. 1208) ; and even if it is a question of accepting an act of generosity, authentic form is not required. It may take place after the promisee's death since it is often at the moment of his death that he will learn that he has been designated an heir ; * the faculty for the stipulator to require the performance of the promise in favour of the beneficiary (C. civ., Art. 1209) even if the stipulator no longer holds the action of the beneficiary against the promisor. 426