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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 180

A marriage that has been contracted without the free consent of both spouses, or of one of them, may only be challenged by the spouses, or by the one of the two whose consent was not free, or by the p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 217

A spouse may be authorised by a court to perform alone an act for which the assistance or consent of his or her spouse would be necessary, if the latter is unable to express his or her will or if his…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to protected adults

Article 420

With the exception of aid or subsidies granted by public authorities to legal entities for their general operation, legal representatives for the protection of adults may not, in any capacity or in an…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Protective bodies

Article 445

Curatorial and tutelary charges are subject to the conditions laid down for tutelary charges for minors by articles 395 to 397. However, the powers devolved by article 397 to the family council are ex…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Duration of the measure

Article 441

…noting that the alteration of the personal faculties of the person concerned described in article 425 clearly does not appear likely to improve according to scientific knowledge, set a longer period,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142-1

…ide, that the part of the bond allocated to guarantee the rights of the victim or the creditor of a maintenance debt be paid to them in advance, at their request. This payment may also be ordered, or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 139

The person under investigation is placed under judicial supervision by an order of the examining magistrate, which may be made at any stage of the investigation. The examining magistrate may, at any t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-22

Personal data that may be revealed by the exploitation of the enquiries and investigations mentioned in 1° of Article 230-20 shall be deleted when the investigation is closed and, in any event, on exp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Conversion to the euro unit

Article L113-1

Any change, as a result of the introduction of the euro, in the composition or definition of a variable rate or an index referred to in an agreement shall have no effect on the application of that agr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-22

In the event that an insured who has taken out a policy operating by declaration of foodstuffs has not complied with the obligations laid down by decree, the contract may be cancelled without delay at…

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