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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Management procedures

Article 498

The capital accruing to the protected person is paid directly into an account opened in his or her sole name and mentioning the guardianship measure, with an establishment authorised to receive funds…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Management procedures

Article 499

Third parties may inform the judge of acts or omissions by the tutor which appear to them to be prejudicial to the interests of the protected person. They are not guarantors of the use of the capital.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Second class.

Article 411

1. A fine of between one and two times the amount of duties and taxes evaded or compromised shall be imposed for any infringement of the provisions of the laws and regulations that the customs adminis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The family council

Article 401

The family council settles the general conditions for the maintenance and education of the minor, having regard to the wishes that the father and mother may have expressed. It assesses the compensatio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Summary orders.

Article 484

An interim order is a provisional decision given at the request of one party, the other present or called, in cases where the law confers on a judge who is not seised of the main proceedings the power…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Defects

Article 487

Except in the cases provided for by articles 410,411,414,415,416 and 424, any person duly summoned who fails to appear on the day and at the time set by the summons shall be tried by default, as set o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article L3132-3

Without prejudice to the direct recourse available to it, if a natural or legal person is injured by an act mentioned in articles L. 3131-2 and L. 3131-4, it may, within two months of the date on whic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article L4142-3

Without prejudice to the direct recourse available to it, if a natural or legal person is injured by an act mentioned in articles L. 4141-2 and L. 4141-4, it may, within two months of the date on whic…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XV: The tax, customs and foreign exchange litigation committee.

Article 462

The Committee draws up an annual report for the Government and Parliament, which will be published, on the conditions under which transactions falling within the remit of the decentralised departments…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 451

Litigation decisions are handed down in a public hearing and non-contentious decisions are handed down without the public being present, all subject to the provisions specific to certain matters. Avai…

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