French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts
Article 2020
A national register of trusts shall be set up in accordance with procedures specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.
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A national register of trusts shall be set up in accordance with procedures specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.
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The judge may base his decision on all the facts relating to the case before him, including those that may not have been alleged.
If the consultation is given orally, an official report is drawn up. The drafting of the record may, however, be replaced by a mention in the judgment if the case is immediately decided at last instan…
The judge shall set the consultant's remuneration, on proof that the assignment has been completed. He may issue him with a writ of execution.
The decision may also set a date on which the expert and the parties will appear before the judge who issued the decision or before the judge in charge of the review so that the mission and, if applic…
The files of the parties or the documents necessary for the expertise are provisionally kept at the court registry, subject to the authorisation given by the judge to the parties who have submitted th…
Where consultation has been prescribed during deliberation, the judge, following the execution of the measure, shall order the reopening of the proceedings if one of the parties so requests or if he c…
The decision ordering the expert opinion: Explains the circumstances that make the expert opinion necessary and, if applicable, the appointment of several experts or the appointment as expert of a per…
As soon as the decision appointing the expert has been handed down, the court registrar will notify him of a copy by any means. The expert shall inform the judge of his acceptance without delay; he mu…
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